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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Hematologic malignancy ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... #Infections #differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV ... Hodgkin's lymphoma, Mycobacterium ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Nocardia spp., Mycobacterium ... #diseases #differential
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... - Differential ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... • Asbestos • Uremia ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
diseases - HIV ... Chronic hemolytic anemia ... Interstitial lung ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... M.tuberculosis, NTM ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... pneumonia, pleural effusion ... 100% of cases), anemia ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of treatment of HIV ... infiltrates, pleural effusions ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... organizing PNA • Mycobacterium ... Leishmaniasis Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
glycol (present in IV ... Renal failure (uremia ... - Rapid saline infusion ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... infections (acute HIV ... ovarian tumors, lung ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential