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Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Infections in HIV/AIDS ... guide to OIs in pts ... Diagnosis #HIV #AIDS ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
on the British Thoracic ... Society (BTS) Guidelines ... criteria #algorithm #differential
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Virchow's Node, Thoracic ... Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs ... Lymphadenopathy #Differential
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
patient with HIV/AIDS ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential
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 ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
: ß-blockers, CNS ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
, Advanced HIV/AIDS ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... sensitivity (sn) 82% in pts ... sn lower in SOT pts ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
and migrate to thoracic ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... CNS dysfunction ... cardiomyopathy, ARDS ... heat #illness #differential