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Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
count in 3-6 months ... count! ... count before ART ... granulomatous nephritis ... meningitis • Guidelines
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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IRIS might ... -cell count is less ... -cell count more ... patients with IRIS ... of serum CrAg testing
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... Reticulocyte count ... /platelet count ... C3, C4 - Test for ... #workup #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... Investigations: full blood count ... Anti-ds-DNA, C3/C4 ... • Interstitial nephritis
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Elevated Platelet Count ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hematology for workup ... disease, Kawasaki, Nephrotic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... ) Reticulocyte count ... /platelet count ... glomerular #disease #workup ... #nephritis
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... for evaluating CD ... pts need further testing ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #workup
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Preventing and Treating ... • Since low CD4 ... cell count and ... those with KS-IRIS
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
immunocompromised CD4 ... predominant (median count ... likely due to IRIS ... Guidelines recommend