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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 ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #Diagnosis #HIV ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Constitutional symptoms ... Gastrointestinal symptoms ... Acute Disseminated Infection ... Disease #Stages #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... complications of HIV ... (syphilis, HIV-associated ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... #HIV #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Diagnosis Framework ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... important, as early diagnosis ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... disease - Post-infectious ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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., HIV), EBV infection ... Etiology: - Infections ... translocation • Types: Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... regardless of symptoms ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #AIDS #diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
: HCV infection, ... HBV infection, ... HIV infection ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... #types #classification