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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Risks factor for HIV ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... /HCV testing - ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Antenatal Visits - Testing and Schedule
At Every Visit:	
 • Gestational Age	
 • BP
 • Maternal Weight
Antenatal Visits - Testing ... • HepB • HIV ... Glucose Tolerance Testing ... Well-being GBS Testing ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
1) Available Agents (one pill daily): TDF-FTC, TAF-FTC
2) Who? Adolescents and adults >
HIV Pre-Exposure ... 3) Efficacy: MSM ... renewable only after HIV ... testing 6) Counseling ... TheIDtrivia #PrEP #HIV
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
impulse test (HIT ... with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #HeadImpulse #Testing ... #HIT #HINTS
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis in People with HIV
Osteomalacia:
 - Decreased bone matrix mineralization. In people with HIV
in People with HIV ... In people with HIV ... TDF renal PO4 wasting ... (from multiple causes ... of underlying cause
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Inflammatory: MS ... • Infectious: HIV ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
out of cells may cause ... hypokalemia, give IV ... KCI along with IV ... Treating DKA: 1) ... tachycardia, Incr resting
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Preventing and Treating ... Infections in HIV-AIDS ... • In rare cases ... PO (or 400 mg IV ... PO (or 400 mg IV
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... and Screening Testing ... Common causes: ... aldosterone) or IV ... with indwelling IV