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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
known to have HIV ... are normal, follow-up ... Pap tests can be ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Diagnosis and Management ... to the affected arm ... elbow fully as a test ... Bigelow method: FLEX ... #Diagnosis #Management
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
diagnosis and initial management ... laboratory tests ... , which are also ... and to adjust treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
cord infarct • HIV ... Syringomyelia • Spinal AVM ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
terminal alveoli and are ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
terminal alveoli and are ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
) and negative Reller ... short course of treatment ... provide empiric treatment ... decision tools are ... is proposed: #Management
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
for red reflex ... This reflex is not ... pressure in the arms ... The hips are checked ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
- "Two hit" Hypothesis ... injury (by acid reflux ... : - Treatment of ... unless patients are ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Can begin in arms ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... : Arms or legs ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology