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Ep 183 STIs: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Genital Lesions – HSV, Syphilis and LVG

May 23, 2023

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Introduction

2min

The Long-Term Effects of PID in Emergency Medicine

3min

The Importance of Diagnostic Criteria for Pelvic Inflammation Disease

3min

How to Disposition Patients With PID-Needed Mission

2min

The Risks of IUD Removal in Patients With PID

5min

The Differential Between HSV and Herpes Simplex Virus

6min

Secondary and Tertiary Syphilis

2min

How to Diagnose Syphilis Clinically

5min

How Metricade Can Help You Schedule Your Shift Work

1min

10.

LGV and Proctocolitis

2min

11.

LGV: A Subtype of Chlamydia

2min

12.

How to Diagnose Genital Ulcers

3min

13.

The Risks of Genital Ulcers in Transgender Women

4min

In this part 2 of our 2-part series on STIs with Dr. Catherine Varner and Dr. Robyn Shafer we answer such questions as: Why should we care about making the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in the ED? What combination of clinical features and lab tests should trigger a presumptive diagnosis and empiric treatment of PID? Which patients with PID require admission to hospital? What are the test characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of PID and for Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome? When and how should we work up patients for syphilis in the ED? When should we suspect and empirically treat for lymphogranuloma venereum and granuloma inguinale? does an IUD need to be removed in patients with PID? and many more...