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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... TB and CD4 cell ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... • Other OI's - 2 ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
Infections Based on CD4 ... Count #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDisease ... #Prophylaxis #CD4
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
lymphocytosis (2- ... - Positive: CD2 ... , CD3, CD8 - Loss ... of CD5 and/or CD7 ... hemepath #pathology #diagnosis
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
Testing for the Diagnosis ... #Testing #HIV #CDC ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #InfectiousDisease
Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis #Extrapulmonary #Differential #Algorithm #Assessment #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease ... #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... ) Fungal: • CD4 ... < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
intestine eggs 2) ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
against SARS-CoV-2, ... Coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2 ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Human Stages: 2) ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
., IL-1, IL-2 Muromonab-CD3 ... synthesis - IL-2 ... Basiliximab - IL-2 ... Suppression of IL-2 ... Immunosuppressant #Drugs #Pharmacology