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Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Opportunistic Infections ... in HIV/AIDS Here's ... guide to OIs in pts ... Diagnosis #HIV #AIDS ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
, Advanced HIV/AIDS ... this morphology Treatment ... systemic vori Infectious ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Immunocompromise Treatment ... Tissue penetration (CNS ... lungs) Mimics / Secondary ... Process: • Secondary ... to Treatment: Drug
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
infection Diagnosis ... Infection) • ... MRI / CT if focal ... 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
infection Diagnosis ... Infection) • ... MRI / CT if focal ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Opportunistic Infections ... count >50 • CNS ... of starting OI treatment ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary ... Autoimmune Syndrome • Infectious ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV/AIDS ... Hemochromatosis • Other: Surgery
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 ... #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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Cause: Bacterial infection ... oil gland of the lids ... , swelling • Treatment ... painless lump • Treatment ... antibiotic eyedrops, surgery