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Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... Phase: • The short ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... antibody test) Treatment ... #HIV #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... • Weakness: Starts ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #treatment #neurology
BRASH Syndrome

B - Bradycardia
R - Renal failure
A - AV nodal blockade
S - Shock
H - Hyperkalemia

Typical ECG
BRASH Syndrome ... • Aggressive treatment ... hypovolemic, give IV ... #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Encephalopathy, HIV ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... brain - Wasting syndrome ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
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Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome ... cranial nerves Ill, IV ... or orbit (MRI) Treatment ... Corticosteroids → resolution ... TolosaHunt #neurology #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Infection (Viral- HIV ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... • Steroids: IV
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... extremity) Diagnosis ... Cornerstone of treatment ... supportive care: • IV ... fluid hydration; evaluation
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment