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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Opportunistic Infections ... cell count <50 ... of starting OI treatment ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #management #infectiousdiseases
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 ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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-cell count is less ... Antimicrobial treatment ... -cell count more ... change, seizures, visual ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... #1 nosocomial infection ... - produced by all ... Treatment Guideline ... #infectiousdiseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
→Activation of CD8 ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Unknown cause Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... Vmphocytosis on routine CBC ... Complications: 1) Infection ... uw_IMresidency #CLL ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Evades innate and cell-mediated ... antigen-specific CD4 ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
burst out of the cell ... amastigotes in new infection ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
sexually transmitted infectious ... Time to call up ... the CDC for some ... experimental treatment ... POCUS #Urology #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Advanced HIV (CD4 ... cell counts less ... Hematologic malignancy ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases