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Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = PAO2 ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS: Syndromic Approach

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#Opportunistic #Infections #OIs #HIVAIDS #Differential #Diagnosis
Infections in HIV/AIDS ... Infections #OIs #HIVAIDS ... #Differential #
Syndromic Approach to Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS: 

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#Opportunistic #Infections #OIs #HIVAIDS
Infections in HIV/AIDS ... Infections #OIs #HIVAIDS ... #Differential #
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the ARDS ... - 200 mm Hg < PaO2 ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... Pulmonary edema; ARDS ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... ID_fellows #HIVAIDS ... pulmonary #diseases #differential
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... , inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung ... on CT or CXR ● PaO2
Oral Cavity Lesions in a patient with HIV/AIDS
White plaque
 - Pseudo-membranous candidiasis
 - Oral hairy leukoplakia
patient with HIV/AIDS ... Cavity #Lesions #HIVAIDS ... #Differential #
Amiodarone-Induced Lung Iniurv (AILI) - Timeline
Hours to days (peri-procedurally): ARDS
Days to months: DAH
Weeks: Eosinophilic pneumonia
Weeks to
Amiodarone-Induced Lung ... peri-procedurally): ARDS ... pulmonary #diagnosis #differential
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
people with HIV/AIDS ... Kaposrs sarcoma, AIDS ... #Diarrhea #HIVAIDS ... #Differential #
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
patient with HIV/AIDS ... Blurry #vision #HIVAIDS ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential