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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... : Most Common: ... most commonly infected ... : • Upper lung ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... is in a normal position ... setting this is most ... weight loss or long ... an acute lobar pneumonia
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia ... Immunocompromised host ... • Seen in HIV positive ... jirovecii #PJP #Pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
community-onset pneumonia ... Shock Structural lung ... for >7 days in past ... ceftazidime (poor gram-positive ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... infection • Most ... cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Abscess Management
Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive airway pressure therapy
   → Positive pharyngeal transmural pressure
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Positive ... therapy → Positive ... end-expiratory lung ... surgery → Most ... SleepApnea #Treatment #management
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
syncytial virus (RSV) (most ... • Aspiration pneumonia ... Respiratory failure Management ... • Continuous positive ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung ... be performed in most ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
practice setting Most ... rate • Fewer position ... straightening devices and position ... time • Less position ... Endoscopy #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
illness: T > 38.50C, abdominal ... patient: AIDS, post-transplantation ... Fecal leukocyte positive ... diarrhea, fever, abdominal ... Acute #Diarrhea #management