Medical therapy template
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# Introduction to the Medical Therapy Page
- The page name should be "(Disease name) medical therapy", with only the first letter of the title capitalized.
- Goal: To provide a comprehensive description of the main medical therapies used in the treatment of the disease you are describing.
- As with all microchapter pages linking to the main page, at the top of the edit box put {{CMG}}, your name template, and the microchapter navigation template you created at the beginning.
- Remember to create links within Wikidoc by placing ] around key words which you want to link to other pages. Make sure you makes your links as specific as possible. For example if a sentence contained the phrase anterior spinal artery syndrome, the link should be to anterior spinal artery syndrome not anterior or artery or syndrome.  For more information on how to create links click here.
- Remember to follow the same format and capitalization of letters  as outlined in the template below.
- You should include the name of the disease in the first sentence of every subsection.

# Overview
- The overview section should include the disease name in the first sentence.
- The goal is to summarize the medical therapies used in the treating the disease in few sentences.
- To see an example of an overview section on a medical therapy page, click here.
- The sentence should be based on the strength of the recommendation and level of evidence (see Table from ACC/AHA Guidelines)

## Template
- First Sentences:
- Examples:
- Additional Sentences:
- Examples:

# Preferred Template Statements
IF there is no known treatment for the disease:
- There is no treatment for ; the mainstay of therapy is supportive care.
- Supportive therapy for  includes , , and .
- The majority of cases of  are self-limited and require only supportive care.
IF the disease constitutes a medical emergency:
-  is a medical emergency and requires prompt treatment.
IF there is a specific preferred modality of medical therapy:
- The mainstay of treatment for  is .

## Additional Sentences
- The optimal therapy for  depends on the stage at diagnosis.
-  (is recommended/is useful/can be effective/might be reasonable- see Table 1) among all patients who develop .
- Pharmacologic medical therapy (is recommended/is useful/can be effective/might be reasonable- see Table 1) among patients with , , and .
- Pharmacologic medical therapies for  include (either) , , and/or .
- Empiric therapy for  depends on  and .
- Patients with  are treated with , whereas patients with  are treated with .
- 1 Stage 1 - Name of stage
1.1 Specific Organ system involved 1
1.1.1 Adult
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 100 mg PO q12h for 10-21 days (Contraindications/specific instructions)
Preferred regimen (2): drug name 500 mg PO q8h for 14-21 days
Preferred regimen (3): drug name 500 mg q12h for 14-21 days
Alternative regimen (1): drug name 500 mg PO q6h for 710 days
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 500 mg PO q12h for 1421 days
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 500 mg PO q6h for 1421 days
1.1.2 Pediatric
1.1.2.1 (Specific population e.g. children < 8 years of age)
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 50 mg/kg PO per day q8h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Preferred regimen (2): drug name 30 mg/kg PO per day in 2 divided doses (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (1): drug name10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
1.1.2.2 (Specific population e.g. 'children < 8 years of age')
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 4 mg/kg/day PO q12h(maximum, 100 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (1): drug name 10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
2.1 Specific Organ system involved 2
2.1.1 Adult
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 500 mg PO q8h
2.1.2  Pediatric
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 50 mg/kg/day PO q8h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- 1.1 Specific Organ system involved 1
1.1.1 Adult
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 100 mg PO q12h for 10-21 days (Contraindications/specific instructions)
Preferred regimen (2): drug name 500 mg PO q8h for 14-21 days
Preferred regimen (3): drug name 500 mg q12h for 14-21 days
Alternative regimen (1): drug name 500 mg PO q6h for 710 days
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 500 mg PO q12h for 1421 days
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 500 mg PO q6h for 1421 days
1.1.2 Pediatric
1.1.2.1 (Specific population e.g. children < 8 years of age)
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 50 mg/kg PO per day q8h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Preferred regimen (2): drug name 30 mg/kg PO per day in 2 divided doses (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (1): drug name10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
1.1.2.2 (Specific population e.g. 'children < 8 years of age')
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 4 mg/kg/day PO q12h(maximum, 100 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (1): drug name 10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- 1.1.1 Adult
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 100 mg PO q12h for 10-21 days (Contraindications/specific instructions)
Preferred regimen (2): drug name 500 mg PO q8h for 14-21 days
Preferred regimen (3): drug name 500 mg q12h for 14-21 days
Alternative regimen (1): drug name 500 mg PO q6h for 710 days
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 500 mg PO q12h for 1421 days
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 500 mg PO q6h for 1421 days
- Preferred regimen (1): drug name 100 mg PO q12h for 10-21 days (Contraindications/specific instructions)
- Preferred regimen (2): drug name 500 mg PO q8h for 14-21 days
- Preferred regimen (3): drug name 500 mg q12h for 14-21 days
- Alternative regimen (1): drug name 500 mg PO q6h for 710 days
- Alternative regimen (2): drug name 500 mg PO q12h for 1421 days
- Alternative regimen (3): drug name 500 mg PO q6h for 1421 days
- 1.1.2 Pediatric
1.1.2.1 (Specific population e.g. children < 8 years of age)
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 50 mg/kg PO per day q8h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Preferred regimen (2): drug name 30 mg/kg PO per day in 2 divided doses (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (1): drug name10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
1.1.2.2 (Specific population e.g. 'children < 8 years of age')
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 4 mg/kg/day PO q12h(maximum, 100 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (1): drug name 10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- 1.1.2.1 (Specific population e.g. children < 8 years of age)
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 50 mg/kg PO per day q8h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Preferred regimen (2): drug name 30 mg/kg PO per day in 2 divided doses (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (1): drug name10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- Preferred regimen (1): drug name 50 mg/kg PO per day q8h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- Preferred regimen (2): drug name 30 mg/kg PO per day in 2 divided doses (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- Alternative regimen (1): drug name10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
- Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- 1.1.2.2 (Specific population e.g. 'children < 8 years of age')
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 4 mg/kg/day PO q12h(maximum, 100 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (1): drug name 10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- Preferred regimen (1): drug name 4 mg/kg/day PO q12h(maximum, 100 mg per dose)
- Alternative regimen (1): drug name 10 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per day)
- Alternative regimen (2): drug name 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- Alternative regimen (3): drug name 12.5 mg/kg PO q6h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- 2.1 Specific Organ system involved 2
2.1.1 Adult
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 500 mg PO q8h
2.1.2  Pediatric
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 50 mg/kg/day PO q8h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- 2.1.1 Adult
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 500 mg PO q8h
- Preferred regimen (1): drug name 500 mg PO q8h
- 2.1.2  Pediatric
Preferred regimen (1): drug name 50 mg/kg/day PO q8h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)
- Preferred regimen (1): drug name 50 mg/kg/day PO q8h (maximum, 500 mg per dose)

# Medical Therapy
- Describe the key medical therapies used the treat the disease, and their main mode of action.
- You may want to include sub-sections for each therapy used.
- To search for guidelines, go to the National Guideline Clearinghouse (/).
- For an example of the medical therapy segment in a medical therapy page, click here.