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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
patients with Opportunistic ... regardless of CD4 ... of starting OI treatment ... Therapy #HAART #HIV #Opportunistic ... #Infections #management
Gout Management in CKD
 • Colchicine
 • NSAID
 • Glucocorticoid
 • ACTH
 • Interleukin-1 Inhibitors

#Gout #Management
Gout Management ... in CKD • Colchicine ... Inhibitors #Gout #Management ... #CKD #rheumatology ... #treatment #comparison
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
: • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... Antimicrobial treatment ... - Generally >3 cm ... and <25% culture positive
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
autoantibodies: positive ... → schizocytes, Positive ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
HBV, Coxsackie, CMV ... Muscular: normal CK ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... - Anti-dsDNA - Positive ... Anti-histone - Positive ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #Summary #rheumatology
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
• Seen in HIV positive ... patients with CD4 ... often elevated Treatment ... Pneumonia #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
→Activation of CD8 ... +: Virus (EBV, CMV ... or biologics (CMV ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
previously diagnosed opportunistic ... of preexisting opportunistic ... keratitis, iritis • CMV ... • Treat for opportunistic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Patients with CD4 ... Primary Prophylaxis: CD4 ... Primary Prophylaxis: CD4 ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic