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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... Preventing First ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Origin (FUO) - ... Further Workup ... Test for the respective ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
: • Fever • Weight ... Can involve any organ ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #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
: • Fever • Weight ... Can involve any organ ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... (+) screening test ... regardless of screening test ... molecular diagnostic tests ... #IDSA #Prevention
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
of Fever of Unknown ... Origin (FUO) Tier ... • Additional tests ... FUO #Algorithm #Fever ... #Unknown #Origin
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Constitutional: Fevers ... Weight loss - End Organ ... Genitourinary Diagnostic Tests ... Diagnosis #Criteria #Workup
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... • Infection: TB ... Sweat chloride test ... mycobacteria Treatment ... infections • Preventing
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... history Initial Work-up ... bedside echo is never ... a bad idea - make ... Urine Pregnancy Test
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
IDSA Recommendations ... Disease: • CMV end-organ ... disease is best ... Cytomegalovirus #CMV #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment