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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... HIV aged 21–29 should ... • Pap test should ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
antibiotic use, infections ... Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... : - Treatment of ... #Necrosis #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
block • Sjogren syndrome ... Raynaud phenomenon & esophageal ... Treatment: • ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... age, however the disease ... : • Infection ... should be diagnosed ... #management #treatment
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Management Summary ... blood cultures should ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... Distal joints, knees ... #Management #Microbiology
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... of invasive GAS disease ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Temporal arteritis should ... (GERD), esophageal ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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common: Oral and esophageal ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... antibody test) Treatment ... ART to slow HIV disease ... #HIV #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
IDSA Recommendations ... CMV retinitis should ... should include ... Cytomegalovirus #CMV #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... substance use • Esophageal ... Lung Abscess Management ... #treatment #diagnosis