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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
known to have HIV ... or been newly diagnosed ... screen within 1 year ... following initial diagnosis ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... whispered voice test ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... zoster virus ○ HIV ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
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 ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Transverse #Myelitis #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... e.g., meniscal tears ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
ulcerated • MSK ... individuals with HIV ... Early latent year ... Late latent >1 year ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain with rest ... joints tend to bear ... affects the knee hip ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Brain, Eye, and Ear ... important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... consistent with MS
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
per 100,000 per year ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... and sensitive tests ... for diagnosis of ... and cauda equina TREATMENT