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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Immunocompromised patient: AIDS ... Ova and parasite testing ... HIV infection or ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Splashing infected material ... photophobia, increased tearing ... & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
muscle aches, joint ... • Confirmed by culture ... Urinary antigen testing ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... : • Culture of
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Skin exam for infection ... surgery Stress Testing ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Valley Fever) - Diagnosis ... Diabetes • HIV and AIDS ... • bones • joints ... common initial testing ... TREATMENT: Clinically
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection ... Disease in HIV-AIDS ... a person with infectious ... collecting specimen for culture ... and molecular diagnostic
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
deposition in joints ... attacks • Other joints ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... Gram stain and culture ... infection Serum