28 results
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... count >50 • CNS ... regardless of CD4 ... of starting OI treatment ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
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 ... HIV-Associated CNS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... 30% present w/ CNS ... Solitary Lesion: • CNS ... @AnnKumfer #CNS
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... - T-cell - CD7 ... , CD3 Chronic ... hematology #Markers #Differential
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS ... disease) • CSF (CNS ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS ... disease) • CSF (CNS ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
: ß-blockers, CNS ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Anorexia Nervosa • CNS ... #ShortStature #Differential
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... #inflammatory #differential
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
published looking at CNS ... treat susceptible CNS ... of CNS infections ... #Penetration #CNS ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases