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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
of symptoms or signs ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #signs #symptoms
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
Anaplasma Infection ... scapularis • Infects ... within morulae Signs ... myalgias, shaking chills ... #Anaplasma #Infection
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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• Neurological deficits ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... lesion • CNS infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... Look for other signs ... superimposed pulmonay infection ... , ARDS, near-drowning
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... deposits - Post-infectious ... hematuria • Signs ... Hematuria: • Infection ... #urology #nephrology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... shifting dullness detect ... dullness, puddle sign ... incisional). 3) Signs
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... Symptoms: AMS, motor deficits ... #differential # ... diagnosis #AIDS
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Fevers and/or chills ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential