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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... HIV-infected patient by CD4 ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential #
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
cysticerci. 5) Humans ... intestinal tapeworm infection ... #TaeniaSolium #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... allopurinol), Infection ... Investigations • Labs: CBC ... DAH, rule out infection ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Pathophysiology: ... integrity (trauma, infection ... commonly renal and pulmonary ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... patient with HIV and CD4 ... • Endocrine: Infectious ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
trophozoites) can enter humans ... #mandrillaris #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... overlook severe infections ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC ... #hematology #pathophysiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... w differential ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
amastigotes in new infection ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc