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Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of treatment of HIV ... ocular • PJP - Pneumonitis ... Extraocular symptoms: pneumonitis ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
: IV Fe > PO FE ... & Fe Sucrose > alt ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Pneumonitis. ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... fibrotic changes are ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... histiocytosis: > 90% are ... Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis ... patients with HIV ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Enlarged LN in at ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... withdrawal • Mild ... Oral/IV Glucocorticoids ... #management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
inner diameter (ID ... The ID and OD sizes ... Surgical management ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential #
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... HFNC or BiPAP if mild-moderate ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... high-dose magnesium, IV ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
in this patient are ... there is a broad differential ... diagnosis and additional ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #RadiologyAssistant
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
There are similarities ... acidosis is very mild ... feed them or give IV ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... - Pleocytosis: Mild ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology ... #differential