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AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... duration) - Kaposi ... Burkitt's (or equivalent ... immunoblastic (or equivalent ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... as an "angina equivalent ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
LUMBAR Syndrome

What do you call a segmental lumbosacral hemangioma + spinal problems?? LUMBAR syndrome, a fairly
ensure correct management ... be lower body equivalent ... LUMBAR #Syndrome #Radiology
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Diagnosis and Management ... Ceftriaxone (or equivalent ... Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #endoscopy
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Diagnosis and Management ... unresponsive to usual treatment ... Bakri Balloon or equivalent ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
six months of treatment ... of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... • Kaposi sarcoma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... Eligibility for Treatment ... 40 mg daily or equivalent ... after 7 days of treatment ... Alcoholic #Hepatitis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Highest metabolic equivalent ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi ... Disease (MCD) in HIV-AIDS ... recommended for KS treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... Clopidogrel (or equivalent ... Optimal BP management ... #HFpEF #CAD #Management ... #Algorithm #cardiology