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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... ; Lung cancer, Kaposi ... pulmonary #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... heart due to a chronic ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... people with HIV/AIDS ... Others: Lymphoma, Kaposrs ... Diarrhea #HIVAIDS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
, Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... #Pathophysiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... Cryptosporidiosis, chronic ... duration) - Kaposi ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Causes of Small ... Bowel Bleeding - Differential ... Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, Kaposi's ... sarcoma with AIDS ... SmallBowel #Bleeding #Differential
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Telangectasias, Kaposi ... Infectious colitis, UC/Chrons ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
most frequently caused ... interstitial edema due to cardiac ... The other cause ... manifestation of AIDS ... #Clinical #Radiology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
failing as a pump; cardiac ... CHF also causes ... Drug therapy in chronic ... CHF aims to inhibit ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology