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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
• Pap test should ... 3 years • Co-testing ... (Pap test and HPV ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... reliable noninvasive test ... Reflects response to treatment ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Laboratory #Tests
Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
drugs that may cause ... false positive tests ... DrugScreens #UDS #Laboratory ... FalsePositive #Testing
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... Sweat chloride test ... mycobacteria Treatment
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
ACTH stimulation test ... aldosterone - Low in cases ... - Serum tests that ... Insufficiency #Evaluation #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Preventing and Treating ... • In rare cases ... Preferred Therapy for Treating ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... around the anus Laboratory ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... - assess other laboratory ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... Diagnosis and Testing ... neutropenia (performs best ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... initial screening test ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... out additional causes ... If other causes