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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... cell count <50 ... cell count >50 ... regardless of CD4 ... of starting OI treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Patients with CD4 ... count <100 cells ... count >100 cells ... count decreases ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Elevated Platelet Count ... → Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
Normal platelet count ... factor VIII) Treatment ... Disease #Diagnosis #Hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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occur when the CD4 ... -cell count is less ... Antimicrobial treatment ... immune recovery (CD4 ... -cell count more
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
Decreased CD4 ... counts and a raised ... CD4+/CD8+ ratio ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
agents to improve counts ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
six months of treatment ... count in 3-6 months ... count (<100), except ... count! ... count before ART
Platelet disorders and Aggregometry
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
 • Defective aggregation to all agonists except ristocetin
 • Normal platelet,
) • Platelet count ... — GP Ilb/llla (CD41 ... normal platelet count ... Platelet #disorders #hematology
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Prevention and Treatment ... count <200 cells ... /mm3 or • CD4% ... or • CD4 count ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment