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Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Sara Dong @swinndong ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #HIV #AIDS #pneumonia
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Avg age of DX ... late adulthood • Diagnosis ... DDX - Other causes ... Burns • Protein-losing ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
) - Diagnosis and ... , Bivalirudin, DOAC ... re-challenge >100d after Dx ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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infections - rare during ... cerebrospinal fluid DDX ... antibody test) Treatment ... disease progression ... #diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
helmet cells DDX ... • Severe Liver Disease ... deficiency) • HIT ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
over course of disease ... Guidelines recommend using ... supplementation, IV ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Glomerulonephritis DDX ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... Cryptococcal meningitis, hiv ... DDX Tb meningitis ... Standard treatment ... University Infectious Diseases