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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... K), H. pylori test ... - Bone marrow evaluation
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... in particular) Evaluation ... #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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elevation • Nausea ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... Phase: • The short ... -1 antibody test
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... to Infectious Disease ... → Travelers' diarrhea ... Commercial sex worker ... #differential #
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Causes of acute ... Parasitic infections ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... function tests: ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential #
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... pp65 antigenemia test ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... The evaluation should ... Infection or cancer ... cause unknown) ... zoster virus ○ HIV
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... disease • Pull test ... texture at bald spots ... • Laboratory evaluation ... Dermatitis (Consider HIV
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
False Positives Causes ... False-negative treponemal tests ... reports have described ... patients living with HIV ... False #Positives #differential