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1.

What is the role of viral titers and CD4 counts in the management of HIV?

2.

What drug classes and medications currently comprise preferred treatment regimens for HIV and AIDS? Is there a role for a drug holiday?

3.

Classify and define the causes of cervical adenopathy in HIV patients.

4.

What is the differential diagnosis for otorrhea in HIV patients?

5.

What clinical factors distinguish HIV from AIDS?

6.

Describe the pathophysiology of parotid enlargement in HIV patients? What is the role of FNA and parotidectomy in this population?

7.

What Head and Neck malignancies are HIV/AIDS patients susceptible to and briefly describe modalities of treatment for each?

8.

Discuss the organisms that are important in sinusitis in HIV/AIDS patients.

9.

What is the differential diagnosis of SNHL in HIV patients?

10.

Describe common oral lesions in HIV patients? What is the most common oral lesion in AIDS patients? Discuss the treatment.

11.

Is allergic rhinitis more common in HIV patients?

12.

Discuss rhinosinusitis incidence and treatment in HIV patients?

Reference(s):

Friedman, M., Landsberg, R., Tanyeri, H., Schults, R. A., Kelanic, S., & Caldarelli, D. D. (2000). Endoscopic sinus surgery in patients infected with HIV. The Laryngoscope, 110(10 Pt 1), 1613–1616.