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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
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Stroke Volume / Arterial ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... significantly positive ... Worse outcomes in CKD ... Acute Coronary Syndrome
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Rhombencephalitis BACTERIAL ... Miller-Fisher GBS; Positive ... encephalitis - small cell ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Airway • Check position ... hypercarbia as causes ... consider intra-arterial ... overload / TURP syndrome ... ) • Medical causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive ... kidney tubular cells ... Diagnosis #Management #causes ... #treatment #nephrology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... increased intracranial pressure ... head in dependent position ... temporal (giant cell ... thrombophilia, neurologic
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... + cells from baseline ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
patients with positive ... serology and CD4 ... count <250 cells ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA #Prevention ... Treatment #management #opportunistic
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
bruits, or blood pressure ... CRP GCA (Giant Cell ... Multinucleated giant cells ... affects the skin, neurologic ... tract, and often causes