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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... > 200: M.tuberculosis ... M.tuberculosis, ... #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Bacterial • Tuberculosis ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Lesions #Brain #differential
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... Diagnosis and Management ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... intervention CMC
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infections/year ... for 4.6% of new infections ... (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... emboli • Lung abscess ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infections/year ... for 4.6% of new infections ... (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... emboli • Lung abscess ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... , or abscesses ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... and Management ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... #1 nosocomial infection ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... - M. abscessus ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... #differential #
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology