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

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... likely to cause pulmonary ... infection. ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Opportunistic Infections ... Hemoptysis - Pulmonary ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #Diagnosis #HIV ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Fungemia is uncommon Diagnosis ... Aspergillus #IA #Diagnosis ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
• Systemic (≥2 ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Primary site of infection ... Nocardiosis #Nocardia #diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
not sure what #infection ... There are 2-3 things ... differentials #diagnosis ... #medicine #infectiousdisease
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
contain bacilli 2. ... Asymptomatic 2. ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Cardiovascular Drugs 2. ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology # ... Toxicology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • The goal of diagnosing ... developing active infection ... used to exclude pulmonary ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
voltage-gated Ca+2 ... Carbamazepine #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #SideEffects ... #Adverse #Pharmacology