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Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #ARDS #Differential #Algorithm #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Causes of ARDS ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... PCC #ARDS #Differential ... #Algorithm #Pulmonary ... NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... deficit, Focal neuro ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... caustic ingestion, HIV ... #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease Clinical ... Bell’s palsy - Vision ... Lyme Disease Treatment ... cefotaxime or PCN ... #Management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... stable residual lesion ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
lymphoma) - Treatment ... disorders Infections: HIV ... /AIDS, Tuberculosis ... insufficiency Neuro ... cachexia"), COPD ("pulmonary
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... extensors of the arms ... simplex virus, HIV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential