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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... antibody, Anti-GBM ... Other tests: • CT ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... seen on chest CT
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... allopurinol), Infection ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... resolution chest CT ... DAH, rule out infection
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... enhancement on CT ... • Symptoms: AMS ... effect/Edema • EBV ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... infiltrates NTM Pulmonary ... Imaging, high res CT ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... #1 nosocomial infection ... equivocal • CT ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • CT: Halo sign ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... progressive bacterial infection ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
effusion - CT ... opportunistic infection ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... ml/min without AKI