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Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Infections in HIV ... Hemoptysis - Pulmonary ... Opportunistic #Infections #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Manifestations ... #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... criteria: Septic shock ... responsive to IV ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... or signs. ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #differential #signs ... #symptoms
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... arrhythmias, Cardiogenic shock ... ischemia, Acute cor pulmonale ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE ... for concomitant pulmonary ... involvement - CT
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR, CT ... symptoms (e.g., ... chest pain) and signs ... #Pulmonolary
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... • Establish IV ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... hemorrhage • ARDS • Shock ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... (Ramsay-Hunt), HIV ... endemic area) ± HIV ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... CN7, parotid), CT
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... treatment is generally required ... enhancement on CT ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases