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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Immunocompromised patient: AIDS ... HIV infection or ... Bloody diarrhea, ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever ... - parvovirus, HIV ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... Chest pain, cough, bloody ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Acute Hemolytic ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... Extremely rare - HIV ... #Transfusion #diagnosis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
- Acute Hemolytic ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... Extremely rare - HIV ... #Transfusions #diagnosis