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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Papillomavirus Infections ... screen within 1 year ... of mode of HIV infection ... 3 years • Co-testing ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... Labral tear: ... PhysicalExam #Shoulder #Testing
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
information on Testing ... Diagnosis of HIV Infection ... of possible HIV infection ... suppressed the infection ... InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS #Testing
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
• Within first year ... of infection Late ... • >1 year after ... serologic testing ... • Time of infection
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
developing active infection ... Tuberculin skin testing ... • Tuberculosis infection ... • Recent viral infections ... #Tuberculosis #Testing
Conductive vs Sensorineural Hearing Loss on Physical Exam
Weber Test:
 • Normal: Sound is equal bilaterally
 •
Physical Exam Weber Test ... lateralizes to good ear ... Rinne Test: ... conduction Hum Test ... #Weber #Rinne #Testing
Newer Syphilis Reverse Algorithm 

The advent of newer, faster 
treponemal antibody tests have 
allowed high-throughput of
specific trep. tests ... untreated chronic infection ... previously treated infection ... vs. very early infection ... Reverse #Algorithm #Testing
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
/year Facultative ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... selecting the best ... empiric treatment ... intra-abdominal infections ... #pharmacology #treatment
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Line Targeted Treatment ... CVC Removal • Infectious