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"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
"Recommended laboratory ... Disease Control and Prevention ... for the Diagnosis ... of HIV Infection ... #CDC #Diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS: Syndromic Approach

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#Opportunistic #Infections #OIs #HIVAIDS #Differential #Diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections ... in HIV/AIDS: Syndromic ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #OIs #HIVAIDS # ... Differential #Diagnosis
Syndromic Approach to Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS: 

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#Opportunistic #Infections #OIs #HIVAIDS
Opportunistic Infections ... in HIV/AIDS: ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #OIs #HIVAIDS # ... Differential #Diagnosis
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
Posterior Segment: • HIV ... seen with lower CD4 ... Blurry #vision #HIVAIDS ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Schema
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... < 200: CMV, HSV ... #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation ... #differential #
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
in people with HIV ... count & sites of infection ... #Diarrhea #HIVAIDS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Malabsorption - Differential ... Diagnosis Biliary ... — PBC, PSC • Infection ... — liver fluke, HIV ... disease • IBD- CD
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Prevention of VZV ... patients with CD4 ... health-care provider diagnosis ... herpes zoster, laboratory ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
modification, NSAIDs) • Infection ... venous catheter, IV ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... RedFlags #Back #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #primarycare
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Diagnosis: • ... cord infarct • HIV ... around the anus Laboratory ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes