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Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
increase in CD4+ cells ... Confusion, visual symptoms ... with severe symptoms ... weeks for most OI ... #Management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... material into eye ... ; unilateral symptoms ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • IRIS might ... per μL • Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... patients with IRIS
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... Complications: 1) Infection ... hematology #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... tears oint + TAPE eye ... #Management #Treatment
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
nasal droplets • Symptoms ... cytoplasm, plasma cells ... x 24 m BIDMC Infectious ... Disease #Leprosy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Release from blast cells ... : >3 symptoms, or ... : Infection (sepsis ... #management #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Idiopathic • Infections ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... • Improve the symptoms ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management