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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Fever, headache, neck ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential # ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Cranial Nerve IV ... #DoubleVision #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... hypertension - CNS ... in vision, red eye ... pain involving neck ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Lacrimation, Red Eye ... - Post-Trauma, Neck ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... #causes #primary
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... affecting the Brain, Eye ... nervous system (CNS ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... noninflammatory #differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... previous neurologic symptoms ... • Caused by immune ... or abruptly • CN ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... Constitutional symptoms ... Pneumoniae: • Focal ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
• Inflammatory eye ... recent DAN) • EMG/NCS ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... crescentic GN by Nick
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... simplex virus, HIV ... management #neurology #differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... status changes with focal ... • Acute red eye ... Ill, IV, and VI ... #clues #differential