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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... enhancement on CT ... Infections in HIV ... #CNS #Infections
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and treatment can ... Non-inflammatory causes: • Infectious ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Enteroviral infections ... • Herpes virus infections
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... to an existing infection ... opportunistic infection ... an unrecognized infection ... drug-resistant infection
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... nosocomial infection ... equivocal • CT ... #Clostridium #Infection
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Epidemiology: • 1- ... response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... main variants: (1)
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
etiology unknown • Infectious ... Direct microbial infection ... cells: consider infectious ... be ordered • Infectious ... disorders • Infections
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
if SSTI or port infection ... suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... abdominal pain; full infectious ... 1.
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Precipitants: Infection ... Criteria: • Grade 1: ... supplementation, IV ... branched chain amino acids ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
infection • Family ... B symptoms in 1/ ... Mediastinal mass) • CT ... physical exam, CT ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Coccidioides posadasii infection ... fever, is a fungal infection ... Coccidioidomycosis infections ... disseminate the infection ... on the site of infection