ID Board Review/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

Questions relating to HIV can account for 15% of the Study Guide for the ABIM Infectious Disease Certification Exam|ABIM ID Certification Exam, making it the single most important infection on the test.[1] In addition to knowing how to diagnose and treat HIV infections, physicians must know how to manage the myriad of complications that HIV can cause patients, as well as how to properly screen and manage those complications.

HIV Epidemiology edit

HIV Pathogenesis edit

Laboratory Testing edit

HIV Treatment Regimens edit

Complications of HIV edit

Opportunistic Infections (OIs) edit

Malignancies Associated with HIV edit

Other Complications of HIV edit

Medical Issues Related to HIV edit

Other Sources and Resources edit

  1. https://www.abim.org/Media/mucpauyz/infectious-disease.pdf