Hello Viremic listeners. We are taking a break for the month of July. Please check out our past episodes and catch up on any cases you may have missed. We love hearing from our listeners, so please send us comments or potential case topics to viremicpodcast@jh.edu. Don’t forget t ...Afficher plus
Case 25. A Few of Our Favorite Vaccines
A new-to-you patient—51-yr-old man with HIV since the early 2000s—has spotty vaccine records. How to educate, make recommendations, and avoid too many vaccinations at once? Listen as Chris and Eileen from Johns Hopkins make the case argue for their favorite vaccines among the man ...Afficher plus
Case 24. A Violaceous Situation: Kaposi Sarcoma
A 42-yr-old man with AIDS presents feeling unwell, with white spots in his mouth, and scattered violaceous macules on his upper extremities; he has never taken ART. Listen as hosts Eileen Scully and Chris Hoffmann from Hopkins describe their initial work-up for a patient with a C ...Afficher plus
Case 23. Managing Directly (Inter)Acting Medications
Chris presents a 62-yr-old man with HIV for >30 yrs, with viral suppression and many drug resistance mutations, whose ART must be changed due to a drug-drug interaction, but also for simplification. As part of their discussion, Chris and Eileen review reasons to change ART regime ...Afficher plus
Case 22. Sex with Drugs: Talking About Chemsex and Harm Reduction
With guest Dr. Jeremy Kidd, Chris reviews the case of a 27-yr-old man with HIV who reports using methamphetamine to enhance sex and has unsuppressed HIV. Is this chemsex? Is the unsuppressed viral load related? How should Chris discuss this with his patient, and what should he re ...Afficher plus