36 results
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
HIV aged 21–29 should ... • Pap test should ... 3 years • Co-testing ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... Reflects response to treatment ... #Testing #Laboratory ... #Workup #Table
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... hydrogen breath test ... for celiac disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Proximal limb muscle wasting ... but elevated as disease ... bile ducts Differential ... , IgG4 related disease ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... should be obtained ... - CCP antibody testing ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... decision for repeat testing ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... cause of renal disease ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Causes #Screening #Workup
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Diagnosis should ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... of serum CrAg testing
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... for glomerular disease ... Spot PC (protein ... C3, C4 - Test for ... #workup #diagnosis