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Cases | Pneumonia in an HIV Infected Patient

Questions

1. What risk factors does this patient have for HIV infection?

2. What is the differential diagnosis for his clinical presentation? Which would be the most likely and why?

3. What other historical information would you seek from this patient that is relevant to the differential diagnosis of his current condition?

4. What diagnostic steps would you pursue in this patient at this time?

5. Would you empirically treat this patient on admission? What would you choose and why?

6. What preventive measures can we take in this patient to prevent pneumonia in the future?

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