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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based ... Demyelinating disease ... #AIDS #opportunistic ... #InfectiousDiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
blood cultures should ... typically part of the workup ... for HIV, Chlamydia ... Distal joints, knees ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... vori Infectious Diseases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
C3, C4 - Test for ... glomerular #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... #nephrotic #nephritic ... #nephrology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... : HIV test, a rubella ... (to support a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #testing
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
for glomerular disease ... . 5) C3, C4 - Test ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology ... #nephrotic #nephritis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... include a: • Neurologic ... auditory nerve (CN ... ○ Lyme disease
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
/AIDS patients ... worsening of that disease ... be present: • AIDS ... pleural effusions, CNS ... granulomatous nephritis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... #management #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
proximal muscles of shoulder ... and hip • Muscle ... affects the skin, neurologic ... drug exposure or Dx ... chorioretinitis, CNS