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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
: • Fever • Weight ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
: • Fever • Weight ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... (+) screening test ... recommended for all ... #IDSA #Prevention ... #opportunistic
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... weeks without infection ... microglobulin Treatment ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
e.g. cirrhosis + TB ... bilirubin 2) Routine tests ... : Cell count and ... 3) Optional tests ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Headache (45%) • Fever ... Presentations: • Opportunistic ... Labs: • CD4+ T-cell ... in which case opportunistic ... ) Treatment:
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
- Pneumonitis (fever ... Fever, chills, lack ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... infection Treatment ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... #differential #
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
IDSA Recommendations ... Disease: • CMV end-organ ... disease is best ... Cytomegalovirus #CMV #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... : TB, NTM, PNA ... Sweat chloride test ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential