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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... : • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... and <25% culture positive ... #Infections #differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... Infectious: • Bacterial ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... head in dependent position ... temporal (giant cell ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Meningitis - Differential ... • Gram stain: Positive ... 90% • Culture: Positive ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Stroke Volume / Arterial ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... significantly positive ... Worse outcomes in CKD
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
+ cells from baseline ... drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... pleural effusions, CNS ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
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 ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Encapsulated Bacteria ... Cell Mediated ... jirovecii • CNS
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 ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... factor • May cause