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Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... cavitation • Cryptococcus ... Fever, chills, lack ... unintentional weight loss, nausea
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Dermatitidis - Cryptococcus ... #differential #causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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IRIS might ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... patients with IRIS
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... 1 - subjective chills ... only rim of the iris ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Cryptococcal meningitis ... Nausea & vomiting ... Standard treatment ... likely due to IRIS ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical