14 results
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS: Syndromic Approach

WuidQ: Washington University ID Questions @WuidQ

#Opportunistic #Infections #OIs #HIVAIDS #Differential #Diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections ... Washington University ID ... #OIs #HIVAIDS # ... Differential #Diagnosis ... #Systems #Syndromes
Syndromic Approach to Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS: 

WuidQ: Washington University ID Questions @WuidQ

#Opportunistic #Infections #OIs #HIVAIDS
Opportunistic Infections ... Washington University ID ... #OIs #HIVAIDS # ... Differential #Diagnosis ... #Systems #Syndromes
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
ID Ddx: Diarrhea ... Entamoeba - Non-ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Diarrhea
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes of diarrhea ... count & sites of infection ... Washington University ID ... Questions @WuidQ #Diarrhea ... #HIVAIDS #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute diarrhea ... Parasitic infections ... Systemic disease ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Enteric E.coli
EnteroPathogenic E. coli (EPEC) - Diarrhoea in children
EnteroHaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) - Haemorrhagic colitis HUS
EnteroToxigenic
coli (EPEC) - Diarrhoea ... ) - Traveler's diarrhoea ... Lower UTI and systemic ... infections Neonatal ... strains #diagnosis #differential
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Alopecia: - Infectious ... Vitamin D levels Systemic ... restriction) • Hormonal ... loss #alopecia #Differential
Protozoal causes of diarrhea in HIV
Others not included in the table: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia Iamblia
Microsporidia
 -
Protozoal causes of diarrhea ... Washington University ID ... Protozoal #causes #diarrhea ... #HIVAIDS #Differential
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
of sinus or ear infection ... decreased immunologic system ... diseases (eg, systemic ... Pregnancy, peripartum, hormone ... signs #symptoms #differential
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Infectious Myocarditis ... lymphocytic, infection-negative ... immune-oriented disorders: Systemic ... sodium azide • Hormones ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential