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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
• Establish IV ... /IO Access - 2-large ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #criticalcare #treatment ... #workup
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... a few months (median ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Leishmaniasis Differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... patient’s complete medical ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... Ethylene glycol - HIV
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases