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Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- CMV - HCV ... - HIV • Immune ... and thymoma DDX ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... Treatment:
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... ) Treatment - IV ... #management #cardiology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia ... cerebrospinal fluid DDX ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... antibody test) Treatment ... #diagnosis
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... Etiology: Idiopathic, HSV ... : HZV (Ramsay-Hunt ... ), HIV, Lyme, GBS ... endemic area) ± HIV
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Causes of Pericarditis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Cytomegalovirus • HIV ... Metabolic: • Uremia ... #Cardiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... angle branching • Ddx ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... Infections in HIV ... • HIV encephalopathy ... #HIV #CNS #Infections
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Avg age of DX ... to 8 years Clinical ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... DDX - Other causes ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Immunocompromised host (HIV ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Ethylene glycol - HIV