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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 ... : • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... per μL • Diagnosis ... and <25% culture positive
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Recommendations for Preventing ... Toxoplasma IgG positive ... patients with CD4 ... count <100 cells ... #Treatment #opportunistic
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 ... pleural effusions, CNS
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
., bacteria). ... specificity of 90.3% and positive ... Stimulate immune cells ... circumventricular organs CNS ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
hypertension - CNS ... immunocompromise, CNS ... head in dependent position ... temporal (giant cell ... postpartum #Diagnosis
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
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
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Redistribution: Acidosis, Cell ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... Drives K+ into cells
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Recommendations for Preventing ... patients with CD4 ... count ≥200 cells ... health-care provider diagnosis ... Treatment #management #opportunistic
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Bartonella Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preferred Therapy
For Bacillary Angiomatosis, Peliosis Hepatis, Bacteremia, and Osteomyelitis:
Involving the CNS ... as long as the CD4 ... count remains <200 cells ... Bartonellosis #IDSA #Prevention ... Treatment #management #opportunistic