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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
patients with Opportunistic ... count >50 • CNS ... Therapy #HAART #HIV #Opportunistic ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... : • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... required until immune ... #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
: ß-blockers, CNS ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated ... nervous system (CNS ... #inflammatory #differential
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
impaired cellular immune ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... sensitivity (sn) 82% in pts ... sn lower in SOT pts ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
components → Stimulate immune ... circumventricular organs CNS ... Pathophysiology #InfectiousDiseases
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... pulmonary etc) • CNS ... -> PNS -> NMJ - ... Polymyositis • Immune ... #Weakness #Differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... reconstituted immune ... pleural effusions, CNS ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Develops in the immune ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #Infections #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... May develop in pts ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... #Vasculitis #Differential