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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Demyelinating disease ... • Symptoms: AMS ... symptoms such as ... • JC-virus PCR ... sensitivity of serum
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
algorithm. ... considered include serum ... markers such as ... 4, fibrosis-4; HCC ... #NAFLD #algorithm
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Colitis - Management Algorithm ... Caution with long-term ... risk for steroid AEs ... dosing if liver disease ... #treatment #IBD
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Pleural/pericardial/abd ... , and elevated serum ... • May involve PNS ... and CNS • Headache ... Antiribosomal P, APLA, PAC
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... algorithm to determine ... : - Known CV disease ... Structural heart disease ... revascularization does not seem
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
НСО3) Anion Gap (Serum ... 110-220 Ib Ideal ... Bumetanide: IV or IM ... 4.0mg/kg q10min (as ... x4 q15-30min) *IM
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
of Colon Cancer Algorithm ... EUA) - Consult CRS ... Requires long-term ... Colon #Cancer #algorithm ... management #treatment #ibd
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
or tenderness; serum ... Anti-MDA5 (RP-ILD ... flexors Labs: • Serum ... nucleotidase 1A (Anti cN ... : • PBC, autoimmune
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... transplantation • MCC ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... prep CSF and serum