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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART ... Opportunistic Infections ... • Pulmonary TB ... <50 • Pulmonary ... #management #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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when cART is started ... are present in ... change, seizures, visual ... gait ataxia, and visual ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
↑ improves CD4 ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary ... PML), Confusion, visual
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
various cells at ... amastigotes in new infection ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
and Management Algorithm ... with chronic HBV infections ... • Monitor: CBC ... inflammation (decr ALT ... HepatitisB #HBV #Algorithm
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Less common since cART ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... Syndromes (PRS) are ... Cardiac (in EGPA) • Digital ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... confirm DAH, r/o infection
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... complicate MAC pulmonary ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Hematologic malignancy ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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progressing GN • New pulmonary ... glomerulonephritis and/or pulmonary ... arthritis, obstructive pulmonary ... infections and ... Lab Tests: • CBC
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
symptoms — Headache, visual ... Diagnosis: On the CBC ... • Treatment algorithms ... Thrombocythemia #ET #hematology ... diagnosis #management #hematology