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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... Constipation • Prostate cancer ... pyelonephritis) • Immune ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... required until immune ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... , Cancer chemotherapy ... epilepticus Treatment ... #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... of HIV/AIDS patients ... worsening of that disease ... be present: • AIDS ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... rendering the immune ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune ... staining, NAA (PCR
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... context of primary immune ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL ... leukemia • Lung cancer ... • Cervical cancer
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lymphoma • Lung cancer ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Progression: (+) Immune ... rest LTBI (-) Immune ... staining, NAA (PCR
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... #potassium #nephrology