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Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Presentations: • Opportunistic ... in which case opportunistic ... • Viral RNA level ... antibody test) Treatment ... disease progression
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Demyelinating disease ... #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS ... duration same as for treatment ... Note: Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... worsening of that disease ... -1 RNA level from ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Surgery: • Dumping Syndrome ... Gallstones • Liver ... Disease • Vitamin ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... should be TS and SF level ... disease. ... with elevated HIC ... management #hepatology #gastroenterology
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Cytomegalovirus disease ... (other than liver ... Encephalopathy, HIV ... brain - Wasting syndrome ... #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... depending on their level ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... angioinvasive disease ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases