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Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... schema #Diagnosis #SARSCoV2
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
presents with chest ... pain. ... enlargement, McConnell sign ... InTransit #clinical #ultrasound ... #echocardiogram
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Purpura, Urticaria Chest ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... lesions Abdominal pain ... erythematosus #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... pain/tightness ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... other lung disease ... monitoring (vital signs
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... (in a V-sign), ... -74%] • Blood tests ... anti-NXP2 Abs Lung ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... the “Chewing gum test ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Type A Aortic Dissection with Hemopericardium

This patient presents with chest pain. Which is the best next
presents with chest ... pain. ... Which is the best ... #Aorta #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
Pneumothorax on Lung ... onset right sided chest ... pain and shortness ... show stratosphere sign ... POCUS #Sliding #Ultrasound
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... - Dyspnea at rest ... infiltrates on chest ... scattered crackles, chest ... pain, cough