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Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... activity → local immune ... lack of appetite, weight ... Pulmonary: dyspnea
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Constitutional symptoms ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... • Anorexia • Weight ... Fever, malaise, weight ... • Progressive symptoms ... tract, and often causes
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... and effusions, weight ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... initiation • Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... infections when cART ... required until immune ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Necrotizing, pauci-immune ... respiratory tracts Immune ... tract, and often causes ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... • Anorexia • Weight
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... : • Syndrome of ... sweats, weight ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... unintentional weight ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Increased signal on T2-weighted ... Reversible course Differential ... #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... cells are the immune ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... increased risk weight ... neurology #diagnosis #management