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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... of starting OI treatment ... Therapy #HAART #HIV ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... Antimicrobial treatment ... disorientation, memory ... Confusion, lethargy, memory ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
dementia Pathophysiology ... Encephalopathy Triad: • Memory ... and with low CD4 ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... stibogluconate 20 mg/kg/d IV ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
SSB ab • Lip (minor ... Can cause TYPE IV ... /aggregate) of CD4 ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment - Stress Dose Steroids
 • Large Bore IVs, ~2L IVF & Draw workup
Insufficiency Treatment ... Hydrocortisone IV ... Stressor (URI, fever, minor ... #Management #StressDose ... #Steroids #endocrinology