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AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
duration) - Kaposi ... Burkitt's (or equivalent ... immunoblastic (or equivalent ... brain - Wasting syndrome ... due to HIV #AIDS
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... • Weakness: mild ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... /AIDS patients ... of Exclusion! ... be present: • AIDS ... • Kaposi sarcoma
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
respiratory distress syndrome ... (ARDS). ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... volume of 10.8% (equivalent ... reasoning during clinical ... Initiation of IV ... #differential #diagnosis