Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards by Samantha Batman

acute gout attack

NSAIDs, colchicine

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Absence seizures

ethosuximide

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acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

all-trans retinoic acid

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ADHD

methylphenidate, amphetamines

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alcohol abuse

AA + disulfiram for pt and Al-Anon for family

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alcohol withdrawal

benzodiazepines

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anorexia

SSRIs

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anticoagulation during pregnancy

heparin

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arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)

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B12 deficiency

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

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

tamsulosin, finasteride

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bipolar disorder

lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

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breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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buerger’s dz

smoking cessation

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bulimia

SSRIs

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Candida albicans

ampho B (systemic), nystatin (PO thrush, esophagitis)

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Carcinoid syndrome

octreotide

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chlamydia trachomatis

doxycycline (+ceftriaxone for gonorrhea coinfection), erythromycin eye drops (prophylaxis in infants)

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chronic gout

probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer)

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chronic hepatitis

IFN-alpha

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chronic myelogenous leukemia

imatinib

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clostridium botulinum

antitoxin

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clostridium difficile

oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

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clostridium tetani

antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

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crohn's dz

corticosteroids, infliximab

cryptococcus neoformans

fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS pts)

cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

mesna

cystic fibrosis

N-acetylcysteine + antipseudomonal prophylaxis (tobramycin/azithromycin)

cytomegalovirus

ganciclovir

depression

SSRIs (first line)

diabetes inspidus

desmopressin (central); hydrochlorothiazide, indomethacin, amiloride (nephrogenic)

DM type I

dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

DM type 2

dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics and insulin (possible)

DKA

fluids, insulin, K+

enterococci

vancomycin/ampicillin + aminoglycoside

erectile dysfunction

sildenafil, vardenafil

ER positive breast cancer

tamoxifen

ethylene glycol/methanol intoxication

fomepizole (alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

H. flu (B)

rifampin (prophylaxis)

generalized anxiety disorder

buspirone

heparin toxicity (acute)

protamine sulfate

HER2/neu-positive breast cancer

trastuzumab

hyperaldosteronism

spironolactone

hypercholesterolemia

statin (first line)

hypertriglyceridemia

fibrate

immediate anticoagulation

heparin

infertility

leuprolide, GnRH (pulsatile)

influenza

rimantadine, oseltamivir

legionella pneumophila

erythromycin

long-term anticoagulation

warfarin

malaria

chloroquine/mefloquine (for blood schizont), primaquine (for liver hypnozoite)

malignant hyperthermia

dantrolene

medical abortion

mifepristone

migraine

sumatriptan

MRSA

vancomycin

multiple sclerosis

beta-interferon, immunosuppression, natalizumab

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

RIPE (rifampin, INH, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

ceftriaxone (add doxycycline to cover likely concurrent Chlamydia)

neisseria meningitidis

penicillin/ceftriaxone, rifampin (prophylaxis)

neural tube defect prevention

prenatal folic acid

osteomalacia/rickets

vitamin D supplementation

osteoporosis

bisphosphonates; calcium and vit D supplementation

PDA

indomethacin

pheochromocytoma

alpha antagonists (eg phenoxybenzamine)

pneumocystis jirovecii

TMP-SMX (prophylaxis in AIDS pts)

prolactinoma

bromocriptine (dopamine agonists)

prostate cancer/uterine fibroids

leuprolide, GnRH (continuous)

prostate carcinoma

flutamide

pseudomonas aeruginosa

antipseudomonal penicillin + aminoglycoside

pulmonary arterial hypertension (idiopathic)

sildenafil, bosentan, epoprostenol

rickettsia rickettsii

doxycycline, chloramphenicol (esp in context of aplastic anemia)

ringworm infections

terbinafine, griseofulvin, imidazole

schizophrenia (neg sx)

5-HT2A antag (2nd gen antipsychotics)

schizophrenia (pos sx)

D2 rec antagonists (eg first and second generation antipsychotics)

SIADH

demeclocycline, lithium, vasopressin rec antag

sickle cell anemia

hydroxyurea (inc fetal hemoglobin)

sporothrix shenckii

oral potassium chloride

stable angina

sublingual nitroglycerin

staphylococcus aureus

MSSA: nafcillin, oxacillin, dicloxacillin (antistaphylococcal penicillins); MRSA; vancomycin

staph bovis

penicillin prophylaxis; evaluation for colon cancer if linked to endocarditis

strep pyogenes

penicillin prophylaxis

temporal arteritis

high dose steroids

tonic-clonic seizures

phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine

toxoplasma gondii

sulfadiazine + pyrimethamine

treponema pallidum

penicillin

trichomonas vaginalis

metronidazole (patient and partner)

ulcerative colitis

5ASA, infliximab

UTI prophylaxis

TMP-SMX

warfarin toxicity

fresh frozen plasma (acute), vit K (chronic)

wegener's granulomatosis w/polyangiitis

cyclophosphamide, corticosteroids

Classic/Relevant Treatments Flashcards

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