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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... heart failure, COPD ... Diseases Fellows ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Classically” noted with pulmonary ... acidosis: - CNS ... restrictive lung disease ... (COPD, OSA, Asthma ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
equina syndrome (CES ... epidural hematoma • infections ... constipation Differential ... toon • Spinal infection ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... #Infections #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... or abruptly • CN ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
lymphoma) - Treatment ... Eating disorders Infections ... : HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis ... cardiac cachexia"), COPD ... ("pulmonary cachexia
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... worsening of that disease ... be present: • AIDS ... pleural effusions, CNS ... Leishmaniasis Differential