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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
and Cervical Cancer ... Recommendations for Cervical Cancer ... HIV aged 21–29 should ... • Pap test should ... #Treatment #management
Antibiotic Susceptibility Table for Routine Gram Positive Infections

*** AUTHOR UPDATE NOTE 3/2019: TMP/SMX should, at best,
Antibiotic Susceptibility ... Gram Positive Infections ... /2019: TMP/SMX should ... , at best, get a ... #Coverage #Management
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... B for initial management ... adverse effects = Hematologic ... - Drug levels should ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... Debridement & implant retention ... decision-making - Should ... should prompt arthrocentesis ... #Debridement #Management
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
Oral Antibiotics ... However, they should ... minocycline since it is best ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Dermatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... Cytopenia +++ (Plt ... B-LNH), solid cancers ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
skin necrosis (at injection ... heparin-PF4 complex → plt ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... #Treatment #Hematology
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Pancytopenia, Infection ... prevent thyroid cancer ... ) and should be ... prognosis • ALC ... Toxicity #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... Tuberculin skin test ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
should be diagnosed ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... therapy should ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology