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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... • Pap test should ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... severe disease Treatment ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology # ... rheumatology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine should ... macular pathology" should ... in setting of short ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
antigen detection test ... , and patients should ... recommended by IDSA ... #StrepThroat #Management ... #Treatment
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... COPD assessment test ... agonist; SAMA, short-acting ... #Algorithm #Management ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Liver function tests ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
reviewed mild acne treatment ... However, they should ... minocycline since it is best ... #Antibiotics #Pharmacology ... #Management #Dermatology
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
Treatment Options ... with urea breath test ... fecal antigen test ... Zollinger-EIIison syndrome ... #Management #Pharmacology