Internal Medicine Board Review - DiscWrite CD Promotions

Treatment of AML treatment
– Cytarabine (ara-C) and Rasburicase IM or IV
( (recombinant bi t urate t oxidase) id )
– Daunorubicin (DNR)
Look for tumor lysis syndrome (↑K+, Uric
acid) give allopurinol before the treatment*
• Treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
iincludes l d all-trans ll t retinoic ti i acid id
– 70% cure rate*
Look for retinoic acid syndrome (pulmonary
infiltrates, hypoxemia) treatment
dexamethasone*
The Dalmatian (Croatian) dog