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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 ... 3 years • Co-testing ... (Pap test and HPV ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... - CCP antibody testing ... and C serology testing ... #Rheumatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... - Renal ultrasound ... cause of renal disease ... • Renovascular disease ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
hydrogen breath test ... A/P, Consider testing ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... celiac and/or testing ... for celiac disease
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... decision for repeat testing ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Giant retinal tears ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Positive Coombs testing ... post infectious setting ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
smear, HIV/HCV testing ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... bypass), LFT (liver disease
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Group for Behget's Disease ... period AND • Meeting ... ulcers - Ocular disease ... Abnormal pathergy test ... Diagnosis #criteria #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... present both at rest ... e.g., meniscal tears ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology