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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, guan facing, clonidine

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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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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB anti arrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine)

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BPH

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Alpha1-antagonists, 5alpha reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

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Bipolar disorder

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Mood stabilizers (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, caspofugin (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 (eg allopurinol, febuxostat); pegloticase; probenecid

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Chronic Hepatitis B&C

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IFN-alpha (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 tetanus

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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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CMV

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Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir

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Crohn disease

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Corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine

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Cryptococcosis neoformans

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Fluconazole (in AIDS pts)

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Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis
Mesna
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Depression
SSRIs (first line)
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DM type I
Dietary intervention (low carbohydrate) + insulin replacement
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DM type II
Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics and insulin (if refractory)
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DKA
Fluids, insulin, K+
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Drug of choice for anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
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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 type B
Rifampin (prophylaxis)
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Generalized anxiety disorder
SSRIs, SNRIs (first line); buspirone (second line)
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Cylcophosphamide, corticosteroids
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Heparin reversal
Protamine sulfate
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HER2/new + 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 pneumophilia
Macrolides (eg Azithromycin)
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Long-term anticoagulation
Warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, 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 (sumatriptan, NSAIDs); prophylaxis (propranolol, topiramate, CCBs, amitriptyline)
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Multiple sclerosis
Disease-modifying therapies (beta-interferon, natalizumab); for acute flares (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 cocurrent C.trachomatis)
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Neural tube defects prevention
Prenatal folic acid
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Neisseria meningitidis
Penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)
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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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PDA
Closes with indomethacin | Keep open with PGE analogs
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Pheochromocytoma
alpha-antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
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Pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMX (prophylaxis and treatment in immunosuppressed pts)
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Prolactinoma
Cabergoline/bromocriptine (DA 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 HTN (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 Hgb)
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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 (pt & partner)
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Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)
Carbamazepine
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Ulcerative colitis
5-ASA preparations (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 (non-acute)
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Absence seizures
Ethosuximide

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