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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Opportunistic Infections ... Antimicrobial treatment ... #differential #
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Abdominal XRay - Differential ... : UC and CD • infection ... (e.g. pseudomembranous ... Thumbprint #Sign #Differential ... #Diagnosis #radiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... CRF) • Infection ... (e.g. ... #ShortStature #Differential
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
antibiotics like PCN ... the PBPS so that PCN ... amox for an ear infection ... cephalosporin (e.g ... Proteins #AMR #PBP #pharmacology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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., HIV), EBV infection ... symptoms - Pel-Ebstein ... Etiology: - Infections ... involvement Differential ... oncology #diagnosis #differential
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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., 4 mg/kg on days ... dose of 20–60 mg/kg ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special stains (e.g ... ribosomal RNA PCR ... - PCR for ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
trypanosomiasis) is an infectious ... family Route of infections ... the absence of treatment ... smear negative, PCR ... trypomastigotes) 2) PCR