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Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
Sonography for HIV ... exam is to detect pleural ... and pericardial effusions ... , enlarged abdominal ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... accumulation (ascites, pleural ... fever #severity #classification
#POCUS clip in the RUQ with findings suggestive of a perforated viscus
-complex free fluid in Morrison's
#POCUS clip in the ... incidental right pleural ... effusion with extension ... thoracic spine sign ... #abdominal #emergency
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... • CT: Halo sign ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... on improving perfusion ... drugs, seizures, malignancy ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... #typea #typeb #classification
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... Hypercalcemia of malignancy ... IV bisphosphonates ... opacities, SOB, pleural ... effusions - Treatment