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CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
: MCC: Enteroviruses ... Herpesviruses (MCC ... 1): • Herpes simplex ... Photophobia • Nausea ... , photophobia, nausea
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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PML, toxoplasmic encephalitis ... therapy Herpes Simplex ... Toxoplasmic Encephalitis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... Consider BCx, CSF ... (particularly complex ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #Classification
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
HSV encephalitis ... awaiting an HSV PCR ... would cause harm ... on the basis of CSF ... Management #Meningitis #Encephalitis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... the patient’s complete ... #typea #typeb #classification