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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Women with in HIV-AIDS ... or been newly diagnosed ... screen within 1 year ... 3 years • Co-testing ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Ag, Urea Breath Testing ... hold 2w before testing ... Ag, Urea Breath Test ... #Management #Treatment ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... #AIDS #opportunistic
A decision aid for people considering lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography
 
The USPSTF recommends
A decision aid for ... have any signs or symptoms ... of lung cancer (diagnostic ... testing may be ... have signs or symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... thrombosis Testing ... #management #neurology
A decision aid for people considering lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography
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The USPSTF
A decision aid for ... have any signs or symptoms ... of lung cancer (diagnostic ... testing may be ... have signs or symptoms
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Giant retinal tears ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... management #signs #symptoms
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... cases/100,000 per year ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
by culture or serology ... Urinary antigen testing ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... : • Serology for
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
and treatment of ... suspected HH based on symptoms ... initial screening test ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... management #hepatology #gastroenterology