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Eduardo Fernandez Hernandez, MD

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Hyperbilirubinemia and Diffuse Skin Lesions in a Woman with Diabetes, CVD

Can you identify the cause of the hyperpigmented umbilicated lesions seen bilaterally on the patient's extremities and on her back?


Veena Dronamraju, MD

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Hyperbilirubinemia and Diffuse Skin Lesions in a Woman with Diabetes, CVD

Can you identify the cause of the hyperpigmented umbilicated lesions seen bilaterally on the patient's extremities and on her back?


Jeff Craven

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Is Medication Adherence a True Quality Indicator of CF Center Performance?

Measures used to assess medication adherence in cystic fibrosis patients may overestimate use of therapy, according to results of a new study.


Lochan Shah

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Consider Coronary Artery Calcium: 7 Questions

How current are you on CAC and its place in CVD risk assessment? This short quiz will reveal your score.


Aparna Sajja, MD

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Considering Aspirin: 8 Questions on Primary CVD Prevention

The role of aspirin in primary prevention of CV disease changed for good with results from 3 pivotal trials. Do you recall results and recommendations? Find out.


Christina Bennett, MS

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Can Telehealth Bridge Disparities in Access to Pulmonary Rehab?

DALLAS--In a session at the American Thoracic Society meeting this week study authors reported on gaps in post-discharge care for COPD and on tele-rehabilitation as possible bridge. 


C. Andrew Schroeder, MD

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Severe Asthma: A 5-question POP Quiz

Severe asthma affects 5% to 10% of adults with asthma. Find out what you know about diagnosis and treatment options for these patients with 5 no-nonsense questions.


Robert Derenbecker, MD

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9 Questions on Primary CV Disease Prevention

The 2019 ACC/AHA guidelines on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease could change your clinical practice. Try these 9 questions to find out how.


Susan Williams, MD

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Type 2 Diabetes: Clinical Suspicion and Diagnosis

Who is at risk for T2DM? How often should you screen? What are the cut offs for Dx? Revisit the basics in 5 minutes or less.


Sudipa Sarkar, MD

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Type 2 Diabetes, on Insulin, Not at Goal: 2 Case Studies

Meet 2 type 2 diabetes patients on multiple antihyperglycemics but still not meeting the ADA recommended A1c goal of 7%. What are the next best steps?


Elie B. Lowenstein, MD

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Image IQ: Recurrent Eyelid Purpura

Eyelid bruising was observed on a 64-year-old woman during routine skin cancer follow-up. She denied trauma or pain. What does this look like to you? 


Jonathan S. Sidlow, MS1

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Image IQ: Rash with Chills, Neck Pain, Acute Fever

Rash began with one lesion followed by tender, disseminated eruption; fevers spiked to 102°F. Test your visual diagnostic skills. 


Daniel Mazori, MD

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Image IQ: Rash with Chills, Neck Pain, Acute Fever

Rash began with one lesion followed by tender, disseminated eruption; fevers spiked to 102°F. Test your visual diagnostic skills. 


Adam J. Brownstein, MD

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AHA/ACC & ESC/EAS Lipid Guidelines: Compare & Contrast Quiz

Dyslipidemia guidelines from the US and Europe take slightly different routes to similar ends. Test your knowledge of the twists and turns.


Alex Evans, PharmD

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COVID-19 or the Flu? Preparing for the Overlap

Worried about the upcoming flu season overlapping with COVID-19? Get up to date on available tests and the clinical aspects of the diseases with our quick article.


Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA

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Obesity and COVID-19: Meet Patients Where They Are

Americans with obesity and overweight are at greater risk for more severe COVID-19. Clinicians can support them best by asking how they can help.


AIDS Reader

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HIV Strains Becoming More Aggressive. What Does This Mean?

(AUDIO) In a brief podcast, the director of the University of North Carolina infectious diseases center ponders the implications of new HIV strains that lead to AIDS symptoms significantly faster than in the past. To him, the response is obvious. What troubles him is that not everyone seems to sense the urgency


Alejandro Ceballos-Salobre, DDS, MDS, MD, PhD

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Oral Plasmablastic Lymphoma

A previously healthy 43-year-old man was referred to the hospital for the diagnosis of a nodular lesion in the mandibular gingiva.


Alejandro Sanchez, MD

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Histoplasmosis-Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome: A Case Report

Hemophagocytic syndrome is a macrophage disorder that may develop as a result of immunological activation, such as that seen in severe infection.


Allan Rodriguez, MD

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Recurrent Urothelial Bladder Cancer Among HIV-Infected Patients

We report 4 cases of bladder cancer in an ethnically diverse population of about 2500 HIV-infected patients. These patients were younger than the median age at diagnosis of bladder cancer in the United States.


Andrew Wilner, MD

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Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in a Man with Long-Standing HIV

Here’s a case in point about progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with long-standing HIV who had never taken HART.


Anibal Maldonado, MD

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An HIV-Infected Patient With Fever, Pancytopenia, and Renal Failure: Is This End-Stage AIDS?

Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Although immunocompetent persons with H capsulatum infections are usually asymptomatic, several clinical syndromes can manifest in immunocompromised patients.


Anna K. Celaya, MPH

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Histoplasmosis-Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome: A Case Report

Hemophagocytic syndrome is a macrophage disorder that may develop as a result of immunological activation, such as that seen in severe infection.


Anthony J. Ricketti, MD

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An HIV-Infected Patient With Nocardia asteroides Bilateral Pneumonia

Pneumonia remains a concern for persons with long-standing HIV infection. We pre­sent a case of a 43-year-old HIV-infected woman with bilateral pneumonia whose pre­sentation suggested the cause was a bacterial pathogen.


Anthony Victorio, MD

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Histoplasmosis-Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome: A Case Report

Hemophagocytic syndrome is a macrophage disorder that may develop as a result of immunological activation, such as that seen in severe infection.


Bishoy Faltas, MD

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Preexposure Prophylaxis with Tenofovir or Emtricitabine-Tenofovir Reduces Herpes Simplex Virus Type -2 Transmission

This study demonstrates an added benefit to tenofovir-based preexposure prophylaxis regimens in preventing HSV-2.


Bruce J. Dezube, MD

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Isolated Unilateral Acute Retinal Necrosis Syndrome as the Initial Manifestation of HIV Infection

The lifetime cumulative risk of at least 1 abnormal ocular lesion for an HIV-positive person ranges from 52% to 100%. Ophthalmic involvement can occur during the early phase of HIV infection, and ocular lesions are mainly noted in the posterior segment.1,2


Bruce Polsky, MD

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Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa Secondary to Kaposi Sarcoma: A Rare Case

A 52-year-old woman presented with a 2-year history of progressive bilateral lower extremity edema and increasing pain. The patient complained of shortness of breath, productive cough, and rash on the upper extremities and torso for the past year.


Carolyn Chu, MD

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Current Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS

The CDC and other public health organizations have identified numerous disparities in the incidence and outcomes of HIV disease among different population groups


Catherine F. Decker, MD

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Unusual Case of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia During Primary HIV Infection

Symptomatic primary HIV infection occurs in an estimated 50% to 90% of patients. A constellation of symptoms that most closely resembles those of acute infectious mononucleosis characterizes the syndrome.

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