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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 ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... canimorsus • Virus: HIV ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Loss of sensation distal ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... diagnosis #msk #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... factor • May cause ... PARASITIC PNEUMONIAS ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... COVID19, CMV/EBV, HIV ... immobility • Critical ... • PROXIMAL AND DISTA ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... signal of the distal ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... #mri #clinical ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
Haglund Syndrome - MSK ... Case description ... 11 mm TV, 7mm CC ... tendinopathy: distal ... Differential diagnosis
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... region spans 5 cm distally ... fractures in elderly Causes ... Femur #Fractures #msk ... orthopedics #diagnosis #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... #causes #management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases