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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Papillomavirus Infections ... or been newly diagnosed ... following initial diagnosis ... 3 years • Co-testing ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the diagnosis ... impractical to test ... reduce unnecessary testing ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • The goal of diagnosing ... Tuberculin skin testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
information on Testing ... for the Diagnosis ... of HIV Infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Medial hand and elbow ... pain • + elbow ... flexion test ... Hypothenar muscle wasting ... CubitalTunnel #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Headache - Table

 - Cluster headache
 - Migraine
 - Paroxysmal hemicrania
 - Short-lasting
Differential Diagnosis ... with conjunctival injection ... and tearing - ... Trigeminal neuralgia #Diagnosis ... Headache #Primary #Differential
Newer Syphilis Reverse Algorithm 

The advent of newer, faster 
treponemal antibody tests have 
allowed high-throughput of
untreated chronic infection ... previously treated infection ... vs. very early infection ... Reverse #Algorithm #Testing ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Candidiasis (IC) Diagnosis ... Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... CVC Removal • Infectious
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
drug reaction, infection ... Strongyloides infection ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology