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treatments

absence seizures

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ethosuximide

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acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine

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Acute promyelocytic leukemia

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All-trans retinoic acid

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ADHD

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methylphenidate, amphetamines

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alcohol abuse

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AA+disulfram

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alcohol withdrawal

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benzodiazepines

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anorexia

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SSRIs

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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, tocainide)

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B12 deficiency

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vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause w/ Schilling test)

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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tamsulosin, finasteride

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bipolar disorder

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lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamtrigine (mood stabilizers)

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breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

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aromatose inhibitor (anastrozole)

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buerger’s disease

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smoking cessation

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bulimia

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SSRIs

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Candida albicans - systemic

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Amphotericin B

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Candida albicans - oral thrush, esophagitis

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nystatin

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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)

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Chlamydia trachomatis - prophylaxis in infants

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erythromycin eye drops

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Chronic gout

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Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)

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chronic hepatitis

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IFN alpha

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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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# treatments Clostridium difficile
oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin
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# treatments Clostridium tetani
antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam
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# treatments Crohn's disease
corticosteroids, infliximab
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# treatments Cryptococcus neoformans
Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)
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# treatments Cyclophosphamide-inducedhemorrhagic cystitis
mesna
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# treatments cystic fibrosis
N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)
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# treatments cytomegalovirus
ganciclovir
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# treatments depression
SSRIs (first line)
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# treatments diabetes insipidus - central
desmopressin
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# treatments diabetes insipidus - nephrogenic
hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride
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# treatments diabetes mellitus type 1
dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement
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# treatments diabetes mellitus type 2
dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, insulin (possible)
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# treatments diabetic ketoacidosis
fluids, insulin, K+
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# treatments enterococci
vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside
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# treatments erectile dysfxn
sildenafil, vardenafil
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# treatments ER+ breast cancer
tamoxifen
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# treatments ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication
fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)
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# treatments Haemophilus influenzae B
rifampin (prophylaxis)
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# treatments Generalized anxiety disorder
buspirone
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# treatments heparin toxicity (acute)
protamine sulfate
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# treatments HER2/neu+ breast cancer
trastuzumab
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# treatments hyperaldosteronism
spironolactone
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# treatments hypercholestrerolemia
statin (first line)
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# treatments hypertriglyceridemia
fibrate
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# treatments immediate anticoagulation
heparin
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# treatments infertility
leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile)
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# treatments influenza
rimantadine, oseltamivir
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# treatments Legionella pneumophila
erythromycin
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# treatments Long term anticoagulation
warfarin
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# treatments malaria
chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)
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# treatments malignant hyperthermia
dantrolene
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# treatments medical abortion
mifepristone
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# treatments migraine
sumatriptan
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# treatments MRSA
vancomycin
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# treatments multiple sclerosis
beta-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab
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# treatments Mycobacterium tuberculosis
rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol
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# treatments Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamyida)
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# treatments Neisseria meningitidis
penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)
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# treatments neural tube defect prevention
prenatal folic acid
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# treatments osteomalacia/rickets
vitamin D supplementation
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# treatments Osteoporosis
bisphosphonates; Ca2+ & vit D supplementation
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# treatments patent ductus arteriosus
indomethacin
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# treatments pheochromocytoma
alpha antagonists (phenoxybenzamine)
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# treatments Pneumocystis jirovecii
TMP-SMC (prophylaxis in AIDS pt)
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# treatments Prolactinoma
bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)
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# treatments prostate cancer/uterine fibroids
leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)
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# treatments prostate carcinoma
flutamide
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# treatments Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside
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# treatments Pulmonary arterial HTN (idiopathic)
sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol
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# treatments Rickettsia rickettsii
Doxycycline, chloramphenicol (esp. in context of aplastic anemia)
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# treatments Ringworm infections
Terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole
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# treatments Schizophrenia (neg symptoms)
2nd gen. APs (5-HT2A antagonists)
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# treatments Schizophrenia (pos symptoms)
D2 receptor antagonists
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# treatments SIADH
demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin receptor antagonists
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# treatments Sickle cell anemia
Hydroxyurea (increase fetal Hb)
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# treatments Sporothrix schenckii
oral potassium iodide
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# treatments Stable angina
sublingual nitroglycerin
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# treatments Staph aureus
MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, diacloxacillin; MRSA: vancomycin
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# treatments Strep bovis
penicillin prophylaxis; eval for colon CA if linked to endocarditis
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# treatments Strep pneumoniae
penicillin/cephalosporin (systemic infection, pneumonia), vancomycin (meningitis)
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# treatments Temporal arteritis
high dose steroids
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# treatments tonic clonic seizures
pheytoin, valporate, carbamazepine
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# treatments Toxoplasma gondii
sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine
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# treatments Treponema pallidum
penicillin
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# treatments Trichomonas vaginalis
metronidazole (patient & partner)
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# treatments Ulcerative colitis
5-ASA, infliximab
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# treatments UTI prophylaxis
TMP-SMX
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# treatments Warfarin toxicity
fresh frozen plasma (acute), vitamin K (chronic)
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# treatments Wegener's granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis
cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

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