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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... Causes of localized ... deficiency, CVID+++, HIV ... #Differential # ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
parenchyma Diagnosis ... function tests: ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
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
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
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... pp65 antigenemia test ... any patient with HIV ... Cytomegalovirus #CMV #HIV ... #differential #
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... ID_fellows #HIVAIDS ... #differential # ... diagnosis #chestCT
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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encephalitis, West ... Herpes Viruses (HSV ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Diagnosis Framework ... tract, and often causes ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... Cryoglobulins • HIV ... • HBV HCV
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... Diagnosis: • ... cord infarct • HIV ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... TB #neurology