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Absence seizures

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Ethosuximide

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Acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine, glucocorticoids

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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

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All-trans retinoic acid

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ADHD

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Methylphenidate, CBT, atomoxetine

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Alcoholism

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Disulfiram, acamprosate, naltrexone, supportive care

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Alcohol withdrawal

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Long-acting benzodiazepines

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Anorexia

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Nutrition, psychotherapy, mirtazapine

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Anticoagulation during pregnancy

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Heparin

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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

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B12 deficiency

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Vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause with Schilling test)

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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α1-antagonists, 5α-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

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Bipolar disorder

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Mood stabilizers (e.g., lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics

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Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

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Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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Buerger disease

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Smoking cessation

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Bulimia nervosa

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SSRIs

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Candida albicans

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Topical azoles (vaginitis); nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin (oral/esophageal); fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B (systemic)

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Carcinoid syndrome

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Octreotide

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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Chronic gout

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Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (e.g., allopurinol, febuxostat)

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Chronic hepatitis B or C

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IFN-α (HBV and HCV); ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir (HCV)

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Chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Imatinib

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Clostridium botulinum

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Antitoxin

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Clostridium difficile

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Oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

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Clostridium tetani

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Antitoxin

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CMV
Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir
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Crohn disease
Corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine
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Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (in AIDS patients)
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Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
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Depression
SSRIs (first-line)
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Diabetes insipidus
Desmopressin (central); | hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
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Diabetes mellitus type 1
Dietary intervention (low carbohydrate) + insulin replacement
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Diabetes mellitus type 2
Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)
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Diabetic ketoacidosis
Fluids, insulin, K+
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Enterococci
Vancomycin, aminopenicillins/cephalosporins
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Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil
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ER ⊕ breast cancer
Tamoxifen
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Ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
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Haemophilus influenzae (B)
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
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Generalized anxiety disorder
SSRIs, SNRIs (first line); buspirone (second line)
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener)
Cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids
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Heparin reversal
Protamine sulfate
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HER2/neu ⊕ breast cancer
Trastuzumab
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Hyperaldosteronism
Spironolactone
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Hypercholesterolemia
Statin (first-line)
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Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrate
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Immediate anticoagulation
Heparin
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Infertility
Leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile), clomiphene
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Influenza
Oseltamivir, zanamivir
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Kawasaki disease
IVIG, high-dose aspirin
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Legionella pneumophila
Macrolides (e.g., azithromycin)
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Long-term anticoagulation
Warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban
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Malaria
Chloroquine, mefloquine, atovaquone/proguanil (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
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Malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
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Medical abortion
Mifepristone
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Migraine Abortive therapies
(e.g., sumatriptan, NSAIDs); prophylaxis (e.g., propranolol, topiramate, CCBs, amitriptyline)
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Multiple sclerosis Disease-modifying therapies
(e.g., β-interferon, natalizumab); for acute flares, use IV steroids
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent C. trachomatis)
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Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)
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Neural tube defect prevention
Prenatal folic acid
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Osteomalacia/rickets
Vitamin D supplementation
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Osteoporosis
Calcium/vitamin D supplementation (prophylaxis); bisphosphonates, PTH analogs, SERMs, calcitonin, denosumab (treatment)
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Patent ductus arteriosus
Close with indomethacin; open or maintain with PGE analogs
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Pheochromocytoma
α-antagonists (e.g., phenoxybenzamine)
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Pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patient)
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Prolactinoma
Cabergoline/bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
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Prostate adenocarcinoma/uterine fibroids
Leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)
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Prostate adenocarcinoma
Flutamide
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillins, aminoglycosides, carbapenems
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)
Sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol
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Rickettsia rickettsii
Doxycycline, chloramphenicol
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Schizophrenia (negative symptoms)
Atypical antipsychotics
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Schizophrenia (positive symptoms)
Typical and atypical antipsychotics
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SIADH
Fluid restriction, IV hypertonic saline, conivaptan/tolvaptan, demeclocycline
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Sickle cell disease
Hydroxyurea (?fetal hemoglobin)
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Sporothrix schenckii
Itraconazole, oral potassium iodide
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Stable angina
Sublingual nitroglycerin
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Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (antistaphylococcal penicillins); MRSA: vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, ceftaroline
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Streptococcus bovis
Penicillin prophylaxis; evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia), vancomycin (meningitis)
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Streptococcus pyogenes
Penicillin prophylaxis
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Temporal arteritis
High-dose steroids
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Tonic-clonic seizures
Levetiracetam, phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine
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Toxoplasma gondii
Sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine
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Treponema pallidum
Penicillin
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Trichomonas vaginalis
Metronidazole (patient and partner)
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Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)
Carbamazepine
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Ulcerative colitis
5-ASA preparations (e.g., mesalamine), 6-mercaptopurine, infliximab, colectomy
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UTI prophylaxis
TMP-SMX
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Warfarin reversal
Fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin K (chronic)

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