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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
disease in HIV-infected ... IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #HIV #AIDS #Pneumonia
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... #IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #AIDS #pneumonia
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV ... /AIDS Patients ... disease, Pulmonary ... Infectious Diseases ... #diseases #differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... cancers • Systemic diseases ... autoinflammatory diseases ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... respiratory distress syndrome ... jirovecii pneumonia, id ... #Pharmacology #Management
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV ... /AIDS • Hemorrhagic ... Granulomatous Disease
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pneumonia • ARDS
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Algorithm Hypovolemic ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... Diseases, CNS Disease ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Cytomegalovirus disease ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... brain - Wasting syndrome ... due to HIV #AIDS ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Algorithm Viral ... Coronavirus • HIV ... • Fungal • Protozoa ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... • Sickle Cell disease