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The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
of HIV Infection ... days of possible HIV ... At day 10, the HIV ... (aka Combo tests ... #HIVAIDS #Testing
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
) in HIV-AIDS Patients ... antigenemia test ... any patient with HIV ... #HIV #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Risks factor for HIV ... , HCV - Alcohol ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... /HCV testing - ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... ) - Differential ... • Drugs • HIV ... • Infections (CMV ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
in people with HIV ... 2) Viral: - CMV ... #Diarrhea #HIVAIDS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Diagnosis Baseline ... osmolarity If cause ... hepatitis serology, HIV ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Medications that Can Cause ... on Drug Tests ... food products • HIV ... #differential # ... diagnosis #toxicology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... • CD4 < 200: CMV ... , HSV Mycobacterial ... #Infections #HIVAIDS ... #workup #diagnosis
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
Causes of a false ... treponemal tests ... patients living with HIV ... #Positives #differential ... #diagnosis #syphilis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Vascular Causes ... • Infectious: HAV ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... EBV, HSV, CMV, ... extrahepatic source - Tests