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Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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during transient CD4 ... + T-cell count can ... Leukocyte-lymphocyte subset counts ... -1 and HIV-2 • ... HIV-1 RNA viral
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... Investigations: full blood count ... Anti-ds-DNA, C3/C4 ... hepatitis serology, HIV
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Infections in HIV-AIDS ... count <150 cells ... histoplasmosis (>10 cases ... with ARV (see Table ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Joints Involved 1) ... Send for cell count ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
glomerular disease 1) ... ) Reticulocyte count ... /platelet count ... infections are common causes ... glomerular #disease #workup
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... to 2 cases per 100,000 ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... white blood cell count ... the underlying pathophysiology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... your pts blood count ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... blood loss or acute ... #pathophysiology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
patients with CD4 ... count ≥200 cells ... Uncomplicated Cases ... • Valacyclovir 1 ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology