27 results
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... Infections • Pulmonary ... count >50 • CNS ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... borrelia, Rubeola, HBV ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... diseases in HIV ... , Pulmonary alveolar ... #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... Demyelinating disease ... #differential # ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... asthma • Pleural disease ... Hypoventilation: • CNS ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Cytomegalovirus disease ... Encephalopathy, HIV ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
with caution in pulmonary ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
SOT, Advanced HIV ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... vori Infectious Diseases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... recent DAN) • EMG/NCS ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
): Pulmonary: ... mucogenicum • HIV ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases