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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... per μL • Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... and <25% culture positive
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stroke Volume / Arterial ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... significantly positive ... Worse outcomes in CKD
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Airway • Check position ... not resolving, call ... levelling patient position ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Airway • Check position ... consider intra-arterial ... problem (Box B). ❽ Call ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... #Management #Workup
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
opportunistic infection ... + cells from baseline ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... of preexisting opportunistic ... unintentional weight loss, nausea
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... Airway • Check position ... problem (Box C). ❽ Call ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... head in dependent position ... at home or at work ... temporal (giant cell ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
for MH treatment ... INVESTIGATIONS Arterial ... 30 mins, U&E, CK ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Redistribution: Acidosis, Cell ... reabsorption) Workup ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... only if no clear cause ... Drives K+ into cells
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... Airway • Check position ... control (Box C). ❽ Call ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup