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AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... #AIDS #Defining ... #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
): Pulmonary: ... mucogenicum • HIV ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases ... #NTM
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... CD4 < 200: CMV, HSV ... M.tuberculosis, NTM ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Rabies, cat scratch ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... ALT: ↑ • GGT/5-NT ... nucleotidase (5-NT ... abnormal AST:ALT Ratios ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... cause primary pulmonary ... Soil #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Infection: TB, NTM ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential #
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
hepatitis serologies, HCV ... ALT: ↑ • GGT/5-NT ... nucleotidase (5-NT ... ALT AST:ALT Ratios ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential