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Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- CD13, CD33, CD34 ... - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... • Lymphoid (CLL ... CD5, CD19, CD20 ... Blood #Disorders #hematology
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Opportunistic Infections ... Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... regardless of CD4 ... #management #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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occur when the CD4 ... immune recovery (CD4 ... Virus (HSV): • CD4 ... Encephalitis: • CD4 ... Lymphoma: • CD4
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia ... • Persistent CD4 ... deficiencies • CD4 ... #Idiopathic #CD4 ... ICL #diagnosis #hematology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
Decreased CD4 ... + and CD8+ T cell ... counts and a raised CD4 ... +/CD8+ ratio are ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology
Malaria - Plasmodium Life Cycle
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal (injects sporozoites)
Human Liver Stages
2) Infected liver
Infected liver cell ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
weeks without infection ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... surface molecules: CD5 ... CLL Labs: 1. ... workup #oncology #hematology
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
of parasitized cell ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
Cocci*, Toxo*, non-infectious ... • Choroidal infections ... seen with lower CD4 ... cell count Dr ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
(CDI) - Diagnosis ... - produced by all ... x 10d • 1st CDI ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases