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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
patients with Opportunistic ... Infections • ... of starting OI treatment ... Antiretroviral #Therapy #HAART ... #HIV #Opportunistic
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... Initial workup: • EKG ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score • PERC; ... Well score for
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
classification, and the HEART ... score to guide ... physical activity - Nausea ... score: - History ... - EKG findings
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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loss (>5 lb; 2.5 kg ... Presentations: • Opportunistic ... 14%), in which case ... opportunistic infections ... antibody test) Treatment
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Toxic Damage (e.g ... Vasculitis • Infection ... Prosthetic Heart ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Urticaria

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated

 - Aeroallergens

 - Contact allergen

 - Food allergens

 - Insect
Causes of Urticaria ... - Parasitic infections ... Elevation of core ... stimuli (cold, heat ... Mediated #NonIgE #Causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Pain Liver: - Infectious ... abscess - Non-infectious ... Hepatic congestion (e.g ... . heart failure) ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... or structural heart ... frequently benign causes ... life-threatening causes ... The treatment strategy
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
• Gum Disease (e.g ... Streptococcal Throat Infection ... • Canker Sore ... Inflamed Papillae (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes