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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Infections and Cervical Cancer ... Recommendations for Cervical Cancer ... HIV aged 21–29 should ... • Pap test should ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
metastases Treatment ... Changes in Pre-Test ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential ... diagnosis #oncology #cancer
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... The evaluation should ... audiometry • Patients should ... Infection or cancer ... Hearing #Loss #Differential
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... • Dyspnea at rest ... • Chest and shoulder ... emergencies #oncology #differential ... #diagnosis #cancer
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... HIV-infected patients should ... 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
Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... HIV-infected patients should ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... Reversible course Differential ... count in the CSF should ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... BNP, troponin if concern ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... the “Chewing gum test ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... Start steroids if concern