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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • CMV • HIV ... Fatigue • Acute ... #Hematology #Oncology
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis, Rheumatoid Arthritis ... : Acute HIV, EBV ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Fatigue (68%) • Lymphadenopathy ... during transient CD4 ... + T-cell count can ... Leukocyte-lymphocyte subset counts ... progression by slowing CD4
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... #differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... Count: Any CD4 ... Count: • Mycobacterium ... factor • May cause
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Neoplastic / Hematologic ... • Malignancy Infectious ... Hepatitis • HIV ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Effusion leukocyte count ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV ... Joint #pain #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Send for cell count ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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T-cell count of ... - HIV. ... ICL #diagnosis #hematology ... #Differential # ... Causes #lymphocytopenia
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Indications ... histoplasmosis (>10 cases ... with ARV (see Table ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology