Treatments (Rapid Review) Flashcards
P450 inducers
“CRAP GPS”
Carbamazepine
Rifampin
Alcohol
Phenytoin
Griseofulvin
Phenobarbital
Sulfonylureas
P450 inhibitors
Valproate
Ketoconazole
Isoniazid
Sulfonamides
Chloramphenicol
Amiodarone
Erythromycin
Quinidine
Grapefruit juice
ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase competitive inhibitor)
chronic hepatitis B or C
IFN-alpha (HBV and HCV); ribavirin, simeprevir, sofosbuvir (HCV)
Streptococcus bovis
penicillin prophylaxis; evaluation for colon cancer if linked to infective endocarditis
Clostridium botulinum
human botulinum immunoglobulin
Clostridium tetani
antitoxin and wound debridement
Clostridioides difficile
oral vancomycin or fidoxamicin
refractory cases: repeat regimen or fecal microbiota transplant
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
ceftriaxone (add azithromycin or doxycycline to cover likely concurrent C. trachomatis)
Neisseria meningitidis
penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin/ciprofloxacin/ceftriaxone (prophylaxis)
Haemophilis influenzae (B)
amoxicillin (+clavulanate) for mucosal infections; ceftriaxone for meningitis, rifampin for prophylaxis
Legionella pneumophila
macrolides (azithromycin) or fluoroquinolones
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
piperacillin-tazobactam, cephalosporins (3rd/4th gen), monobactams, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems
Treponema pallidum
penicillin G
Chlamydia trachomatis
azithromycin or doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), or erythromycin to treat chlamydial conjunctivitis in infants
Candida albicans
topical azoles (vaginitis)
nystatin, fluconazole, capsofungin (oral)
fluconazole, capsofungin, amphotericin B (esophageal or systemic)
Cryptococcus neoformans
induction with amphotericin B and flucytosine, maintenance with fluconazole (in AIDS patients)
Sporothrix schenckii
itraconazole, oral potassium iodide (only for cutaneous/lymphocutaneous)
Pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMX (prophylaxis and treatment), pentamidine, dapsone, atovaquone
Toxoplasma gondii
sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine
malaria
chloroquine, mefloquine (chloroquine resistant cases), atovaquone/proguanil, primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
Trichomonas vaginalis
metronidazole (patient and partner[s])
Streptococcus pyogenes
penicillin
streptococcus pneumoniae
penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia), vancomycin (meningitis)
Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin
MRSA: vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, ceftaroline
Enterococci
vancomycin, aminopenicillins/cephalosporins
VRE: daptomycin, linezolid, tigecycline, streptogramins
Rickettsia rickettsii
doxycycline, chloramphenicol
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)
recurrent UTI prophylaxis
TMP-SMX
influenza
oseltamivir, zanamivir
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
tenofovir, emtricitabine
patent ductus arteriosus
close with NSAIDs (indomethacin, ibuprofen) or acetaminophen; keep open with PGE analogs
stable angina
sublingual nitroglycerin
hypercholesterolemia
statin (first-line)
hypertriglyceridemia
fibrate
arrythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)
prolactinoma
bromocriptine (dopamine agonist)
diabetes insipidus
central: desmopressin
nephrogenic: hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride
SIADH
fluid restriction, IV hypertonic saline, tolvaptan, demeclocycline
diabetic ketoacidosis/hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state
fluids, insulin, K+
pheochromocytoma
alpha-antagonists (phenoxybenzamine) then B-blockers