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Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Causes of Acute ... visits/year for a PCP ... a year Viral Causes ... Rhinovirus (20%) • Coronavirus ... 2%) - croup • Influenza
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... Nasopharyngeal PCR ... for COVID-19, influenza ... Diagnosis #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
pneumonia • Seasonal influenza ... PNEUMONIAS: Influenza ... Pneumonia: • PVL ... factor • May cause ... pneumonia, pleural effusion
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza ... antigens - Nares PCR ... function tests - Ultrasound ... needed to exclude effusion ... lab-confirmed influenza