Classic Treatments Flashcards
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What is the treatment?
Absence seizures
Ethosuximide (eh-tho-SUX-ih-mide)
What is the treatment?
Acute gout attack
NSAIDs
colchicine (COL-chah-seen)
What is the treatment?
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
All-trans retinoic acid
What is the treatment?
ADHD
Methylphenidate (me-thil-PHEN-ih-date)
Amphetamines
What is the treatment?
Alcohol abuse
AA + disulfiram for patient
Al-Anon for family
What is the treatment?
Alcohol withrawal
Benzodiazepines
What is the treatment?
Anorexia
SSRI’s
What is the treatment?
Anticoagulation during pregnancy
Heparin
What is the treatment?
Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue
Class IB antiarrythmics:
lidocaine
mexiletine (mex-ILL-ah-teen)
tocainides (toh-CANE-ide)
What is the treatment?
B12 deficiency
Vit B12 supplementation
work up cause w/ Shilling test
What is the treatment?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tamsulosin (tam-suh-LOW-sin)
Finasteride (fin-ASS-tur-ide
What is the treatment?
Bipolar disorder
Lithium Valproate (vahl-PRO-ate) Carbamazepine (carb-ah-MAZ-eh-peen) Lamotrigine (lah-MOH-tra-jean) (Mood stabilizers)
What is the treatment?
Breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Aromatase inhibitor (Anastrozole) (An-ASS-truh-zohl)
What is the treatment?
Buerger’s disease
Smoking cessation
What is the treatment?
Bulimia
SSRI’s
What is the treatment?
Candida albicans
Amphotericin B (Systemic) (Am-phuh-TEHR-eh-sin)
Nystatin (Oral thrush, esophagitis) (NIH-steh-tin)
What is the treatment?
Carcinoid syndrome
Octreotide (OHK-tree-oh-tide)
What is the treatment?
Chlamydia trachomatis
Doxycycline
(+ Ceftriaxone for gonorrhea infection)
Erythromycin eye drops
(infant prophylaxis)
What is the treatment?
Chronic gout
Probenecid (Underexcretor) (Pro-BEN-eh-sid)
Allopurinol (Overproducer) (ah-low-PURE-eh-nol)
What is the treatment?
Chronic hepatitis
IFN-a
What is the treatment?
CML: Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Imatinib (eh-MAT-ih-nib)
What is the treatment?
Clostridium botulinum
Antitoxin
What is the treatment?
Clostridium difficile
Oral Metronidazole (meh-tro-NYE-duh-zohl)
If refractory: oral Vancomycin
What is the treatment?
Clostridium tetani
Antitoxin
+ vaccine booster
+ Diazepam (Di-AHZ-ih-pam)