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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 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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IRIS might ... Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... patients with IRIS ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... material into eye ... ; unilateral symptoms ... patients often have chronic
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... Complications: 1) Infection ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Isospora belli Infection in HIV-AIDS
Treating Isospora belli Infection
General Management Considerations:
 • Fluid
Management Considerations ... 3–4 weeks) if symptoms ... BID for 7 days Chronic ... Discontinuation of Chronic ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... ) • Chronic, subacute ... by culture or serology ... Fungal #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 ... #Treatment #Neurology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Summary Overview: chronic ... shoulders Signs & Symptoms ... exam and imaging Treatment ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology #
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... with no early symptoms ... weeks without infection ... microglobulin Treatment ... leukemia #CLL #Chronic