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AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... esophagus, bronchi, trachea ... (s) (more than 1 ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
1) Is it hypotonic ... Calculate serum ... correction of chronic ... #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... sensitivity of serum ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... to Manifest: 1. ... in a year • 1 ... allopurinol • IV ... #management #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Epidemiology: • 1- ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Spore ingestion → colonic ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... x 1 - Adjunct Tx ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... Criteria: • Grade 1: ... supplementation, IV ... branched chain amino acids ... #Management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... prep CSF and serum ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
: 1) Fresh wet ... Culture 3) Ag serum ... /urine Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
• Diabetes • HIV ... and AIDS • Late-term ... titer greater than 1: ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... #Management #infectiousdiseases