From Medscape Drugs & Diseases - HIV/AIDS

 
 
  • Eight Skin Rashes You Need to Know Skin rashes are common patient complaints. Although many symptoms overlap, there are identifiable factors for each disease. Can you identify these rashes?
  • Fast Five Quiz: HIV Recognition and Diagnosis Are you able to recognize and diagnose HIV infection using best practices and the latest guidelines? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  • Fast Five Quiz: Psoriasis Psoriasis is commonly found on the elbows, knees, scalp, lumbosacral areas, intergluteal clefts, and glans penis. Joints are affected in as many as 30% of patients. Test yourself with our short quiz.
  • Penile Cancer: Cases to Test Your Knowledge Penile cancer accounts for less than 1% of all neoplasms in North America and Europe but remains a health concern in Africa, South America, and Asia. Early recognition and appropriate treatment are crucial for reducing morbidity and mortality. Test your knowledge with these 9 cases.
  • Bell Palsy: Diagnosis and Management Bell palsy is a condition with an often-complicated diagnosis and is sometimes idiopathic in nature. Here is a brief guide to the causes, identification, and treatment of Bell palsy.
  • Fast Five Quiz: Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma How much do you know about relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  • Fast Five Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Mantle cell lymphoma is now recognized as a distinct clinicopathologic entity. How much do you know about MCL? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  • 9 Causes of Discolored Urine You probably know many of these potential causes of discolored urine, but others are less common. Here are nine possible culprits to consider when your patient presents with unusually colored urine.
  • Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV Clinical Practice Guidelines (IAS-USA, 2022) 2022 clinical practice guidelines on antiretroviral drugs for HIV from the International Antiviral (formerly AIDS) Society–USA (IAS-USA), published in JAMA.
  • Ogilvie Syndrome (Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction): Early Recognition and Treatment Are Key Ogilvie syndrome (acute colonic pseudo-obstruction [ACPO]) involves significant dilatation of the colon in the absence of mechanical obstruction. Do you know what the risk factors are for complications and how to prevent potentially life-threatening complications?
  • Rapid Rx Quiz: Sexually Transmitted Infection Drug Treatments How much do you know about recommended medications for STIs, including adverse effects to watch for and contraindications to avoid? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  • A Woman With Multiple New Sexual Partners Has Fatigue, Pain A 29-year-old presents with a 2-week history of fatigue, nausea, and muscle aches. She has had intercourse with one new male and one new female partner in the past month. Can you make the diagnosis?
  • Fast Five Quiz: Sinus Conditions Do you know common presenting symptoms, current diagnostic criteria, and causative factors of sinus conditions? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  • Trivia Quiz: Weird ICD-10 Codes Because ICD codes attempt to be all-inclusive, the results can be bizarre. Can you spot the real ICD-10 codes? Test yourself with this quick trivia quiz.
  • Trivia Quiz: Diseases of World Leaders Do you know what diseases and health issues world leaders endured? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  • Trivia Quiz: TV Doctors Sometimes surprisingly on-point but often wildly inaccurate, TV doctors lend the profession glamour. Test your knowledge of TV doctors past and present with this quick trivia quiz.
  • Fast Five Quiz: Anal Fissures and Fistulas How much do you know about anal fissures and fistulas? Review clinical information, including key aspects of presentation and management, with this short quiz.
  • Sexual Abuse: The 'Hidden Pediatric Problem' Child sexual abuse is a global underrecognized and underreported problem. Learn how to diagnose and evaluate suspected victims of sexual abuse, as well as understand some key considerations when managing these patients.
  • FDA Drug Approvals, Infectious Disease — 2022 Midyear Review Stay current on FDA drug approvals in 2022
  • After Unprotected Sex, 50-Year-Old Has Rash, Severe Weakness A 50-year-old man who is unhoused presents with skin rash, significant weight loss, diarrhea, and severe weakness. He has multiple sex partners and does not use any protection. What's the diagnosis?