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absence seizures

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ethosuximide

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acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine, GCs

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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 benzos

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anorexia

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nutrition, pychotherapy, 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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vB12 supplementation (work up cause w/ Schilling test)

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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alpha1-antagonists, 5alpha-reductase inhibitors, PDE-5 inhibitors

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bipolar disorder

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mood stabilizers (eg, lithium, valproic acid, carbamazepine), atypical antipsychotics

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breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

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aromatase inhibitor (anastrazole)

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Buerger dz

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smoking cessation

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bulimia nervosa

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SSRIs, CBT

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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 (eg, allopurinol, febuxostat)

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chronic hepatitis B or 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 difficile

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oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin, fidaxamicin

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Clostridium tetani

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antitoxin

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CMV
ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir
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Crohn dz
corticosteroids, infliximab, azathioprine
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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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diabetes insipidus
desmopressin (central); HCTZ, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)
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diabetes mellitus type 1
dietary intervention (low carb) + insulin replacement
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diabetes mellitus type 2
dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)
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DKA
fluids, insulin, vK
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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 w/ 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
oseltamavir, zanamavir
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Kawasaki dz
IVIG, high-dose ASA
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Legionella pneumophila
macrolides (eg, 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 (eg, sumatriptan, NSAIDs); prophylaxis (eg, propranolol, topiramate, CCBs, amitriptyline)
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multiple sclerosis
disease-modifying therapies (eg, beta-interferon, natalizumab); for acute flares, use IV steroids
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
RIPE (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent C. trachomatis)
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Neisseria meningitidis
PCN/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)
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neural tube defect prevention
prenatal folic acid
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osteomalacia/rickets
vD supplementation
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osteoporosis
calcium/vD supplementation (prophylaxis); bisphosphonates, PTH analogs, SERMs, calcitonin, denosumab (tx)
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patent ductus arteriosus
close w/ indomethacin; open or maintain w/ PGE analogs
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pheochromocytoma
alpha-antagonists (eg, phenoxybenzamine)
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Pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP/SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS pt)
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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 PCNs, 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 sx)
atypical antipsychotics
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schizophrenia (positive sx)
typical and atypical antipsychotics
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SIADH
fluid restriction, IV hypertonic saline, conivaptan/tolvaptan, demeclocycline
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sickle cell dz
hydroxyurea (increased fetal hemoglobin)
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Sporothrix schenckii
itraconazole, oral potassium iodide
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stable angina
sublingual NTG
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Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (antistaphylococcal PCNs) MRSA: vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, ceftaroline
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Streptococcus bovis
PCN prophylaxis; evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
PCN/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia), vancomycin (meningitis)
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Streptococcus pyogenes
PCN 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
PCN
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Trichomonas vaginalis
metronidazole (pt and partner)
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trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloreux)
carbamazepine
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ulcerative colitis
5-ASA preparations (eg, mesalamine), 6-MP, infliximab, colectomy
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UTI prophylaxis
TMP/SMX
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warfarin reversal
FFP (acute), vK (chronic)

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