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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
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... , CD3 Chronic ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... #Markers #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... Lymphoma (CD4 < ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... #neurology #rheumatology ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Artifact (redo CBC ... effect following treatment ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... 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
food, salad bar Clinical ... Pregnancy • CNS ... disease) • CSF (CNS ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... despite appropriate treatment ... Treatment Guideline ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
DCed. 2/2 blood cx ... asymptomatic, CBC ... was too small to drain ... Hepatic #POCUS #Clinical