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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Demyelinating disease caused ... effect/Edema • EBV ... Infections in HIV ... #CNS #Infections
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... , CMV, HSV • Toxic ... #Causes #Acute
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Workup History ... procedures - Infection ... changes), high MCV anemia ... When do you do a BM ... #Causes #Workup
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... • EBV ... • CMV • HIV ... Fatigue • Acute ... Reed-Sternberg Cells
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Toxic injury to BM ... Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... and petechiae Causes ... Idiopathic • Infections ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... • Drugs • HIV ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... , allopurinol, PPI ... ) • Infections
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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decrease (<200 cells ... enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... anemia • Cold ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... , HIV, rubella legionella ... sensitize red blood cells
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... HEV, EBV, HSV, ... #differential #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
- Blood & BM • ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... involvement • 30%: CNS ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis