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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... Cardiovascular risk ... #differential # ... signs #symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Risk Factors: ... Poorly controlled diabetes ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
acute respiratory symptoms ... symptoms • Pericarditis ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... : Diabetes mellitus ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Attempt if high risk ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... : >3 symptoms, or ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection
Causes of COVIDー19 ICU delirium
Restricted Visitation
 • Family Disconnected
 • Sense of Isolation
 • Disorientation
 •
Causes of COVIDー ... • Increased Risk ... delirium #causes #differential ... #coronavirus #diagnosis ... #criticalcare
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... NTM #Infections #differential
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
re-insertion due to risk ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare #
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
drips unless also diabetic ... as you risk causing ... #diagnosis #differential ... management #treatment #criticalcare
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumonia: • Risk ... Constitutional symptoms ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
• Increased risk ... • Pulmonary Symptoms ... Single-System (Low Risk ... Multisystem (High Risk ... involvement of risk