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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... percent), • Cough ... discomfort, • +/- Hemoptysis ... #Infections #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... • Dyspnea • Hemoptysis ... : TB, NTM, PNA ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... Hemoptysis (occasionally ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... endemic fungi cause ... aspergillosis (cough ... fever, chest pain, hemoptysis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Vascular ... Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... dyspnea, productive cough ... > 10 days - Hemoptysis ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of treatment of HIV ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... Pneumonitis (fever, cough ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... pulse deficits vascular ... infiltrates, hemoptysis ... infiltrates/cavities, hemoptysis ... tract, and often causes