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COVID-19 Signs and Symptoms at the time of Presentation

Fever
Myalgia
Headache
Rinorrhea
Sore Throat
Dyspnea
Chest Tightness
Cough
Sputum
Hemoptysis
Nausea/Vomiting
Diarrhea

Dr. Josh Farkas @pulmcrit via Internet
Sore Throat Dyspnea ... Internet Book of Critical ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Presentation #SARSCoV2 ... #EBM #Coronavirus
COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary

 • Clinical Presentation
 • Testing
 • Imaging
 • Laboratory Findings
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COVID-19 Diagnosis ... Summary • Clinical ... #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #sarscov2 ... #coronavirus #testing
COVID19 Testing - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity and Specificity

Original Data via https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.2020200642

Admission laboratory patterns in
- PCR vs CT - Sensitivity ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Specificity #SARSCoV2 ... #Diagnosis #Coronavirus ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... with possible COVID ... Nasopharyngeal PCR ... as clinically indicated ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... illness) • 20-40% dyspnea ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Cough 45-80%, dyspnea ... incr in 27-75% • PCT ... Evaluation #Guide #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Protocol #SARSCoV2 ... #Coronavirus
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
COVID-19 Intubation ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Intubation #Checklist ... #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #Coronavirus
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
-19 The diagnosis ... Internet Book of Critical ... #management #schema ... criticalcare #algorithm #SARSCOV2 ... #Coronavirus
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Cough • Dyspnea ... ventilation by either intubation ... cultures/nasal PCR
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... like illnesses, COVID ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... #management #treatment