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Drug of Choice
Drug of Choice
Drug of Choice
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition and disease GREEN- drug of choice
HYPERTHYROIDISM / GRAVE’S DISEASE
HYPOTHYROIDISM
•LEVOTHYRONINE
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- DOC
MYXEDEMA COMA
•Liothyronine (IV)
HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA
•Fenofibrate
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
PNEUMOCYSTIS JERUVECI PNEUMONIA
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
TOXOPLASMOSIS
Pyrimethamine + Sulfadiazine
CRYPTOSPORIDIUM
Nitazoxanide
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
CRYPTOCOCCUS
•Fluconazole
•Amphotericin B
•Flucytosine
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
TYPHOID FEVER
Ceftriaxone
•Meningetic dose: 2 grams q 12 hours
Ciprofloxacin
•S. typhi susceptible
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
MALARIA PROPHYLAXIS
Primaquine
CI: G6PD ( as well as Sulfonamide)
DIPHTHERIA
Penicillin
2nd line: Erythromycin
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
ERYSIPELAS
•Fiery red
•Caused by Strep. Pyogenes
•Penicillin
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
WEIL’S DISEASE
•Hepatorenal failure
•Jaundice
•Penicillin
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
SYPHILIS
•Penicillin- in all stages of syphilis
•Primary- Chancre (painless)
•Secondary- condyloma lata
•Tertiary- aortitis/ tabes torsales
•Latent
•Congenital
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
PANCREATIC CANCER
ENDOMETRIOSIS
Danazol
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
MIGRAINE
•Sumatriptan
•Erenumab- Calcitonin Receptor peptide inhibitor
•Propranolol
•Topiramate- anti-epileptic drug
•Flunarizine- H1 Blocker; Calcium antagonist
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
Lactulose
MOTION SICKNESS
Meclizine
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN-
CHRONIC GOUT
• Allopurinol- Xanthine oxidase inhibitor
• 6- Mercaptopurine Inhibits purine analog
• Azathioprine
• Probenecid- Uricosuric
• Febuxostat- Non- purine selective Xanthine Oxidase
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
ACUTE GOUT
Colchicine
Paclitaxel
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN-
PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA
•Phenoxybenzamine
•Phentolamine
•VMA
•Cyclophosphamide
•Doxorubicin
•Vincristine
•Prednisone
+ Rituximab if B cell lymphoma
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug
ISLET CELL TUMOR/ INSULINOMA
•Streptozocin
•Doxorubicin
•Diazoxide- vasodilator
•Cytarabine
RED- Side/adverse effect BLUE- must knows BLACK- definition GREEN- drug