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Condition - Common Tx(s) Flashcards

1
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Absence seizures

A

Ethosuximide

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2
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Acute gout attack

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NSAIDs, colchicine

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3
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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)

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All-trans retinoic acid

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4
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ADHD

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Methylphenidate, amphetamines

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5
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Alcohol use disorder

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AA + disulfiram, naltrexone, or acamprosate for patient. Al- Anon for patient’s family

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6
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Alcohol withdrawal

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Benzodiazepines

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7
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Anorexia

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Nutrition, psychotherapy

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8
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Anticoagulation during pregnancy

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Heparin

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9
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Arrhythmia in damaged cardiac tissue

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Class IB antiarrhythmic (lidocaine, mexiletine, tocainide)

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10
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B12 deficiency

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Vitamin B12 supplementation (work up cause with Schilling test)

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11
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

A

Tamsulosin, finasteride

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12
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Bipolar disorder

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Lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine (mood stabilizers)

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13
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Breast cancer in postmenopausal woman

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Aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole)

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14
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Buerger disease

A

Smoking cessation

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15
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Bulimia nervosa

A

SSRIs

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16
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Candida albicans

A

“Amphotericin B (systemic), nystatin (oral thrush), azoles

(vaginitis)”

17
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Carcinoid syndrome

A

Octreotide

18
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Chlamydia trachomatis

A

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

19
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Chronic gout

A

Probenecid (underexcretor), allopurinol (overproducer), febuxostat

20
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Chronic hepatitis

A

IFN-α

21
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia

A

Imatinib

22
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Clostridium botulinum

A

Antitoxin

23
Q

Clostridium difficile

A

Oral metronidazole; if refractory, oral vancomycin

24
Q

Clostridium tetani

A

Antitoxin + vaccine booster + diazepam

25
Q

CMV

A

Ganciclovir

26
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Crohn disease

A

Corticosteroids, infliximab, methotrexate, azathioprine

27
Q

Cryptococcus neoformans

A

Fluconazole (prophylaxis in AIDS patients)

28
Q

Cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis

A

Mesna

29
Q

Depression

A

SSRIs (first-line)

30
Q

Diabetes insipidus

A

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

31
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Diabetes mellitus type 1

A

Dietary intervention (low sugar) + insulin replacement

32
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Diabetes mellitus type 2

A

Dietary intervention, oral hypoglycemics, and insulin (if refractory)

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