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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 ... look for focal a-lines ... - CBC with differential ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... diagnosis. ... breath or pleuritic chest ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Day 10 after COVID diagnosis. Less tired, but more cough, ageusia & anosmia. No dyspnea or
Day 10 after COVID ... diagnosis. ... No dyspnea or red ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
diagnosis. ... badly), still no dyspnea ... /chest pain. ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pt with fever/dyspnea ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... NOT definitively diagnose ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... based on three lines ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... symptoms (e.g., dyspnea ... #Pulmonolary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
abscessus • Line ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... , • Chest discomfort ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #Infections #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Infection: TB, NTM ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Campylobacter jejuni • NTM ... aspergillosis (cough, dyspnea ... possible fever, chest
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... markers such as BNP/NT-proBNP ... #diagnosis #differential