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

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Mouth ulcers • Sore ... loss (>5 lb; 2.5 kg ... Presentations: • Opportunistic ... in which case opportunistic ... antibody test) Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... Antimicrobial treatment ... #differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Thrombocytopenia - Differential ... Toxic Damage (e.g ... Vasculitis • Infection ... Prosthetic Heart ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential
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) ... #RUQ #Pain #differential
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Mouth Disorders - Differential ... • Gum Disease (e.g ... Streptococcal Throat Infection ... • Canker Sore ... Oral #Disorders #Differential
Causes of Urticaria

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated

 - Aeroallergens

 - Contact allergen

 - Food allergens

 - Insect
- Parasitic infections ... - Bacterial infections ... Elevation of core ... stimuli (cold, heat ... #Diagnosis #Differential
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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., 4 mg/kg on days ... dose of 20–60 mg/kg ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... inflammation (e.g ... strangulation), Heart ... /Vessels (Heart ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... lower airway: Heart ... aspiration, Parasitic infection ... (e.g. ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Wheezing #Differential