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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... mechanical ventilation, ARDS ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... esophagus, bronchi, trachea ... Cytomegalovirus disease ... brain - Wasting syndrome ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Calculate serum ... Treatment: Treatment ... demyelination syndrome ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... #management #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... sensitivity of serum ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Shock, Autoimmune disease ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... prep CSF and serum ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases