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1
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timing of IRIS after initiation of ART?

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1 month

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treatment of IRIS?

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continue ART, treat any underlying infection, steroids

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asplenia RF for what bugs?

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strep pneumo, H flu, Neisseria, Babesia, plasmodium

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4
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PJP CD4 count?

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<200

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PJP diagnosis?

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sputum, BAL, PCR Giemsa staining

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PJP CT findings?

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GGO periphery sparing

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PJP tx? and alternatives?

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Bactrim, 2- Pentamadine or Dapsone

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indications for steroids in PJP?

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Pa02<70, A/a gradiest >35

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TB CD4 count?

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<200

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Toxoplasmosis CD4 count?

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<100

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Toxoplasmosis imaging findings?

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multiple nodular, contrast enhancing lesions

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Toxoplasmosis dx? staining?

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CSF IgG, IgM also seen on Geimsa stain

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13
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Toxoplasmosis treatment?

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Sulfadiazine, pyrimethamine, Leucavorin

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Cryptococcus CD4?

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<100

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15
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Crypto diagnosis, stain?

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india ink, high CSF OP, latex agglutination

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Cryptococcus treatment? maintenance?

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amphotericin B plus flucytosine/ fluconazole

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coccidiodes affect what body parts?

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skin and joints

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18
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coccidiodes treatment?

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ampho B plus flucytosine

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19
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Aspergillus CD4 count?

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<50

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CMV 2 types?

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invasive and non invasive

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21
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Non invasive CMV signs?

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viremia, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia

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Tissue invasive CMV sites?

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chorioretinitis, pneumonitis, GI, adrenal

23
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CMV diagnosis? path finding?

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PCR/owl eye inclusion bodies

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CMV treatment?

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Ganciclovir and CMV IgG

25
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CMV tx duration?

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duration of viremia or 2 weeks

26
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Maintenance therapy CMV?

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oral Ganciclovir 3 months post infection

27
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CMV alternate treatment?

28
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Monotherapy for neutropenic fever?

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antipseudomonal B lactam

29
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when to add vanc in neutropenic fever?

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lines, PNA, colonization, SSTI

30
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when to add fungal coverage neutropenic fever? antifungal?

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no recovery after 4-7 days of treatment/voriconazole

31
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Neutropenic enterocolitis location?

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ileum, cecum, ascending colon

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Neutropenic enterocolitis symptoms?

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fever, pain, water bloody diarrhea

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tx of neutropenic enterocolitis

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conservative mgmt

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Rule out what other organ involvement if candidemia?

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eye-endophalmitis

35
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initial treatment of candidemia?

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Echinocandin- miafungin, caspofungin

36
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nocardiosis naturally found?

37
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nocardia microbiology? staining?

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gram positive thin filament, silver staining

38
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nocardia type of infection?

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cavitary diasease

39
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nocardia treatment?

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sulfonamides- minocycline

40
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VZV systems it can affect?

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skin, vasculature, liver, lung, brain

41
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who is at risk for VZV infection?

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patients with compromised cellular immunity- HIV, steroids, immunosuppression, third trimester pregnancy

42
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when to start ART therapy after HIV diagnosis?

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within 2 weeks, showing to decrease progression to AIDS expect for patients who present with crypto then it should be delayed until 5 weeks

43
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symptoms of mucormycosis?

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black effusions, parencyhmal disease, sinusitis

44
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imagingin findings more commonly found with mucor?

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reverse halo sign

45
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diagnosis of mucor? microscopy findings?

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biopsy, wide branching angles

46
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tx for mucor?

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liposomal ampho B

47
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histoplasma significant features?

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can invade reticuloendothelial system, high ferritin level

48
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disseminated histoplasma tx in severely immunocompormised?

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liposomal ampho B for 2 weeks

49
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depressed cell mediated immunity(steroids use) puts you at risk for which infiections?

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intracellular organisms- mycobacterium, listeria, nocardia, salmonella, rhodococcus

50
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MAC presentation?

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chronic cough, nodular opacities with tree in bud appearance, anorexia, weight loss, in immunosuppressed patient

51
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tx for MAC?

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clarithromycin, ethambutol, rifabutin

52
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imunocompromised with ring enhancing lesions exposed to cats?

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toxoplasmosis

53
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staining for toxoplasmosis?

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tachyzoites on giemsa stain

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iniital drug regimen for toxoplasmosis?

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pyrimethamine, silfadiazine, leucovorin

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