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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART in HIV ... patients with Opportunistic ... Therapy #HAART #HIV ... #Opportunistic ... #Infections #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... and <25% culture positive ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Clinical • Caused ... ) • Seen in HIV ... positive patients ... with CD4 < 200 ... Pneumonia #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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elevation • Nausea ... Presentations: • Opportunistic ... during transient CD4 ... 14%), in which case ... opportunistic infections
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Causes of Polyneuropathy ... Hypothyroidism, CKD ... - Infectious: HIV ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
impulse test (HIT ... ) result is positive ... with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... , HIV serology, ... Rhabdo-myolysis: CK ... syndrome: troponin, CK-MB ... #causes
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... inclusions or positive ... and CD4 50 or less ... : • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... Patients with CD4 ... to 5 mg/kg/day IV ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus Serology ... (about 10% of cases ... immunity) - False-positive ... #HepatitisB #HBV ... #Serology #Interpretation