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Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infectious: ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV ... /AIDS • Hemorrhagic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome Lower ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #PrimaryCare
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Weight loss Histoplasma ... factor • May cause ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
 •
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... in HIV-AIDS Indications ... Severe Disseminated Disease ... #management #opportunistic
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
IDSA Recommendations ... in HIV-AIDS Pre-Exposure ... health-care provider diagnosis ... Uncomplicated Cases ... #management #opportunistic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... • Preventing exacerbations ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... : • Syndrome of ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... Pneumonitis (fever, cough ... Bartonella henselae • Histoplasma ... Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Cryptococcus, Histoplasma ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Treat underlying cause ... #infectiousdiseases