From Medscape Drugs & Diseases - HIV/AIDS

• Anal Cancer: The Fundamentals Anal cancer is fairly rare (~1-2% of all gastrointestinal cancers). Its incidence is rising in the HIV community, though it remains fairly stable in the non-HIV population. Learn about the identification and treatment of this disease, with a focus on squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the anus.
  May 08, 2024
• Measles: More Than Just a Rash Despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine, measles (rubeola) outbreaks persist. How prepared are you to prevent, recognize, and treat this highly contagious, acute viral respiratory illness?
  April 24, 2024
• FDA Drug Approvals Q1 2024 Stay current on FDA drug approvals January - March 2024
  Medscape, April 24, 2024
• Pancreatic Cancer: Difficult Diagnosis, Ominous Outlook Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women. Approximately 80% of all pancreatic cancers are adenocarcinomas, with only 2% of exocrine pancreatic tumors diagnosed as benign. Do you know how to distinguish the different histologic subtypes and initiate appropriate treatment?
  March 29, 2024
• Patient Simulation: A 49-Year-Old Man With HIV and CVD Risk A 49-year-old man would like to discuss his medications and manage his comorbidities. How would you advise this patient?
  Medscape, March 27, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV -- When to Switch? Interested in testing your knowledge of ART switching? Take this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 20, 2024
• 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.
  Medscape, March 18, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: HIV Treatment Adverse Events How much do you know about adverse events associated with HIV treatment? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 14, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: HIV Globally, 39 million individuals are living with HIV/AIDS. Medical advances are allowing for longer lives. Do you know associated conditions to watch for and best treatment? Test yourself with our quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 13, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis-Associated Testing How much do you know about testing and monitoring associated with HIV PrEP? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, March 08, 2024
• Cutaneous and Mucosal Manifestations of Viral Diseases Viral infections can cause a range of cutaneous and mucosal manifestations, from isolated lesions to generalized exanthems. Learn more about the findings associated with various viruses.
  February 27, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Antiretroviral Therapy for ART-Naive Individuals How much do you know about antiretroviral therapy in individuals who are ART-naive? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, February 26, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Long-Acting Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Are you up to date on long-acting antiretroviral therapy for HIV infections? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, February 23, 2024
• Fatigue, Pain, and Multiple New Sexual Partners 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?
  Medscape, February 20, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Hepatitis D Risk Factors How familiar are you with hepatitis D and its risk factors? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, February 16, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Fever and Ocular Jaundice A 50-year-old man presents with fever, malaise, worsening fatigue, nausea, pain upon palpation of upper right abdomen, and ocular jaundice. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, February 16, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Man With Multidrug Resistant HIV A 34-year-old White man being treated for HIV is experiencing a viral load of 515 copies/mL despite 9 months of ART. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, January 05, 2024
• Skill Checkup: A Man Newly Diagnosed With HIV A 32-year-old man presents to his general practitioner's office for a routine annual exam and is diagnosed with HIV. How would you manage this patient?
  Medscape, January 03, 2024
• Fast Five Quiz: Treatment-Resistant Shigella Are you aware of how to recognize, manage, and treat illnesses caused by Shigella organisms, including those that are resistant? Find out with this short quiz.
  Medscape, December 22, 2023
• Hair Disorders: Finding the Root of the Problem Hair loss, or alopecia, can be associated with a wide variety of conditions, from genetic to autoimmune to infectious to environmental. Can you identify and distinguish the most common forms of hair loss?
  December 07, 2023