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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... screen within 1 year ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
terminal extensor tendon ... Exam: Swollen and tender ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #Hand #Orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
) • ED Management ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Dislocation #IPJoint #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics
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/year ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
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/year ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
inform clinical team ... ventilate and exclude tension ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
per 100,000 per year ... depressed deep tendon ... and sensitive tests ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
negative, MOG-IgG test ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Pectoralis Major Rupture Injury during Bench Press Exercise
CLINICAL: a rare injury patterns with typical sudden "tear/pop"
typical sudden "tear ... excessive tension ... immobilization, rest ... Muscle belly tears ... Inferior to operative management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... (+) screening test ... regardless of screening test ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic