11 results
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disseminated Fungal, HIV ... /AIDS • Hemorrhagic ... Insufficiency #AI
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs • Emboli ... • Drugs • HIV ... Nephritis • Drugs (NSAlDs
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Fungal • HIV ... /AIDS Hemorrhagic
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Overfill (Increased renal ... sodium retention ... > 40meq/L) • NSAlDs ... • AKI/CKD •
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
modification, NSAIDs ... venous catheter, IV ... syndrome: Urinary retention ... RedFlags #Back #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #primarycare
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
di-basic amino acids ... herpes virus or HIV ... /AIDS, diuretics ... #stones #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... CD4 < 200: CMV, HSV ... CD4 > 200: Pulm embolism ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
Recommendations for Preventing ... Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS ... mg/kg PO QID (AI ... and the risk of renal ... Cryptococcus #IDSA #Prevention
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Recommendations for Preventing ... Infections in HIV-AIDS ... Pre-Exposure Prevention ... health-care provider diagnosis ... of susceptible HIV-infected
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Bartonella Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preferred Therapy
For Bacillary Angiomatosis, Peliosis Hepatis, Bacteremia, and Osteomyelitis:
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... q12h (AII), or ... q6h (AII) For ... patients with renal ... Bartonellosis #IDSA #Prevention