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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Antimicrobial treatment ... sensitivity of serum ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Algorithm for the Treatment of Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Sub-nephrotic-range proteinuria (<3.5g/d, normal serum albumin) and Preserved kidney
Algorithm for the Treatment ... 3.5g/d, normal serum ... therapy (MMF plus CNI ... Nephritis #Algorithm #Treatment ... #management #nephrology
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement ... the glomerular basement ... the following: Serum ... kidney biopsy Treatment ... AntiGBM #diagnosis #nephrology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... colon 5. 0.9% NS ... • Re-check the serum ... #hyponatremia #nephrology ... #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis) Anti-basement ... asthma in EGPA, tracheal ... recent DAN) • EMG/NCS ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
epididymoorchitis • CNS ... Culture 3) Ag serum ... /urine Treatment ... Moderate-severe • CNS ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Treatment ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... prep CSF and serum ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases