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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... post-ABx, but can be ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... Treatment Guideline ... #infectiousdiseases
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... Then, ask 3 questions ... the underlying cause ... through a peripheral IV ... #management #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Non-inflammatory Causes ... diagnosis and treatment ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... #Syndromes #neurology
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
See the multiple ... to call up the CDC ... some experimental treatment ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #Urology #InfectiousDiseases
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Infectious causes ... simplex virus, HIV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... diagnosis column Treatment ... motor neurons - IV ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
6th Decades (can be ... TYPE IV RTA, TYPE ... /aggregate) of CD4 ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
candidiasis, in HIV ... infections include rare cases ... Treatment: • Exhibits ... the CVC ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases