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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
or been newly diagnosed ... screen within 1 year ... following initial diagnosis ... and HPV test) is ... Prevention #Treatment #management
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... soon as TTP is diagnosed ... PLEX and RTX • Short-term ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Direct antiglobulin test ... #Management #Algorithm ... #hematology
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
the screening test ... they have high scores ... will correctly diagnose ... disease who have low scores ... it has a narrow focus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
Calf Muscle Hematoma on POCUS

50 year old male playing tennis felt a pop in his leg.
Muscle Hematoma on POCUS ... Diagnosis: “Tennis ... Peroneus tendon tear ... Gastrocnemius #POCUS ... #orthopedics #sports
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout Diagnosis ... 1) 2+ flares/year ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #ULT #rheumatology
Labral tear - Crank Test 1. Position patient's arm in 90 degree abduction and elbow flexion
Labral tear - Crank ... Test 1. ... rotating arm #Diagnosis ... #Ortho #Sports ... #Test #Crank #ALiEM
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... sit in lunate "tea ... injury • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK