Drug of Choice in Various Medical Conditions
>>Learn about drug of choice in various tropical and infectious causes.
>>Learn about drug of choice in various tropical and infectious causes.
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Pathology
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Drug of Choice
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2nd Line therapy
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Remarks
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Acute Classical Migraine
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Ergotamine tartarate
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Acute Migraine attack
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Sumitriptan
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Anorexia nervosa
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Fluoxetine
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Bullemia Nervosa
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Fluoxetine
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Carotid Sinus Syndrome
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Atropine / Ephidrine
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Cluster Headache prophylaxis
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Lithium
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CML
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Hydroxyurea
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Heart Block
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Atropine/ Isoproterenol
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Hypertensive emergency
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Sodium Nitroprusside
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Oral Corticosteriod
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Aka Hamman
Rich Syndrome
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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
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Oral Steriod (Prednisolone)
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Kawasaki Disease
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IVIG
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Metabolic Acidosis in Cardiac arrest
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Sodium Bicarbonate
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Migraine Unresponsive to NSAID
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Sumitriptan
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Multiple Myeloma
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Mephalan
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Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
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Thiazides
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Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus
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Desmopressin
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Oral Antidiabetic in Renal Failure
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Tolbutamide/ tolazamide
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Phentahazine induced dystonia
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Diphenhydramine
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Pheochromocytoma
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Phenoxybenzamine
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Prolactinoma
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Bromocriptine
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PSVT
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Adenosine
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Shy Drager Syndrome
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Fluhydrocortisone
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Ulcerative colitis
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Sulphasalazine + Corticosteriod
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