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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
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
= funny-shaped cells ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
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
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
lymphocytes, smudge cells ... Complications: 1) Infection ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc ... #diagnosis #management
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 ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis: Infection ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
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 ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #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
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
acute respiratory symptoms ... • Rheumatologic ... by culture or serology ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... weeks without infection ... microglobulin Treatment ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology