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Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lids/Lashes 2. ... hole • Hypertensive ... optic disk • HIV/AIDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... avium complex • Nodular ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... immunosuppression, travel hx, home ... sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... NOT definitively diagnose
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Excessive renin-angiotensin-aldosterone ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... immunofluorescence, PCR ... #CT #Patterns #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Pulmonary hemorrhage ... were shown the whole ... in fact this is nodular ... interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... (IGRA) have no role ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... consolidation or nodular ... Pneumonia: • PVL ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... (IGRA) have no role ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis