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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
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
• Within first year ... of infection Late ... • >1 year after ... • Time of infection ... Stages #symptoms #signs
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
elbow flexion test ... • + Tinel sign ... Hypothenar muscle wasting ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING ... drug reaction, infection ... Strongyloides infection ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
thickening & non-wetting ... mucins with reduced tear ... keratomalacia (focal melting ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
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 ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
During Hallpike Test ... toward the downward ear ... with repeated testing ... #physicalexam #testing ... #findings #signs
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Line Targeted Treatment ... CVC Removal • Infectious
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... Diagnosis and Testing ... neutropenia (performs best ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... adults • Blood tests ... Pulmonary function tests ... Sweat chloride test ... mycobacteria Treatment