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CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : 2 hit mechanism ... to explain symptoms ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV ... dementia Pathophysiology ... • Depressive symptoms ... sequences with relative ... disorder #dementia #AIDS
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... Constitutional symptoms ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis