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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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methylpehnidate, 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 hypertrophy

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a1-antagonists, 5a-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

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bipolar disorder

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mood stabilizers (ex. lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics

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breast cancer in postmenopausal women

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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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ocreotide

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chlamydia trachomatis

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doxycycline (+ ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erthromycin eye drops (prophylaxisin infants)

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chronic gout

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xanthine oxidase inhibitors (ex. allopurinol, febuxostat)

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chronic hepatits B or C

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IFN-a (HBV and HCV); ribavirin, simeprevir, sofobuvir (HCV)

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chronic myelogenous leukemia

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imatinib

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clostridium botulism

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antitoxin

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clostridium difficile

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antitoxin

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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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DM type 1
dietary intervention (low carbohydrates) + insulin replacement
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DM 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
tomxifen
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ethylene glycol/ methanol intoxication
fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
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Haemophilus influenza (B)
rifampin (prophylaxis)
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generalized anxiety disorider
SSRIs, SNRIs (first line); buspirone (second line)
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granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegner)
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 (ex. 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 (forliver hypnozoite)
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medical abortion
mifepristone
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migraine
abortive therapies (ex. sumatriptan, NSAIDs); prophylaxis (ex. propanolol, topiramate, CCBs, amutriptyline)
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multiple sclerosis
disease modifying therapies (ex. b-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 doxycylineto 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); bisphosphanates, PTH analods, SERMs, calcitonin, denosumab (treatment)
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patent ductus arteriosus
close with infomethacin; open or maintain with PGE analogs
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pheochromocytoma
a-antagonists (ex. phenoxybenzamine)
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pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
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prolactinoma
cabergoline/bromocriptine (dopamine antagonists)
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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 (increase fetal hemoglobin)
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sporothrix schenckii
itraconazole, oral potassium iodide
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stable angina
sublingual nitroglycerin
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staphylcoccus 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
leveiracetam, 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 (ex. mesalamine), 6 mercaptopurine, infliximab, colectomy
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UTI prophylaxis
TMP-SMX
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warfari reversal
fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin K (chronic)

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