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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... required until immune ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Glomerulonephritis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
ANCA:
 • C-ANCA: GPA (Wegener's)
 • P-ANCA: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic GPA (Churg
- Differential Diagnosis ... Strauss) Anti-GBM Immune ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #causes
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Bowman's space) Immune-Complex ... • Presence of immune ... • Minimal immune ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hematuria: • Immune ... → Diagnostic of ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #urology
Interpretation of HBV Seroloqies (and what to do)

chronic HBV, 
resolved infection, 
past infection or occult HBV,
occult HBV, immune ... uninfected & non-immune ... Interpretation #Management #Diagnosis ... #Serology
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
because of innate immune ... with acquired immune ... without retaining immune ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... malignancy - Immune ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Hereditary Common Causes ... Schema #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology
Etiologies of Meningitis - Acute (1-14d) vs Chronic (>14 days)

#meningitis #differential #diagnosis #pathogens #causes #acute #chronic
#differential #diagnosis ... #pathogens #causes ... acute #chronic #infectiousdiseases