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Natural History of HIV Infection - Timeline of Progression
Acute:
 • Viral Transmission → High VL (steady
- Timeline of Progression ... 14 days a/w ↑ progression ... • Stable VL, progressive ... HIV #Timeline #Progression ... #diagnosis #AIDS
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... (c) Progressing ... the differential diagnosis ... CXR #ChestXRay #ARDS ... #Progression
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Syndromes and Mimics ... - Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhage + rapidly progressive ... aureus infection, ARDS ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... Progressive URI ... Pulmonary edema, ARDS ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... NOT definitively diagnose
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Cryptococcal pneumonia ... cause rapidly progressive ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Non-resolving pneumonia ... excluded more common diagnoses ... 60% asthma hx - Progressive ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... - Pneumonia, ... recurrent - Progressive ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
in GI tract - Progression ... classic KS - Progression ... : In children, progression ... In adults, progression ... can occur - Progression
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia ... Usual Interstitial Pneumonia ... - slowly progressive ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
patient with HIV/AIDS ... >HSV, CMV) • Progressive ... #Differential #Diagnosis