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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 ... pulmcrit via Internet Book ... of Critical Care ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Presentation #SARSCoV2
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Dyspnea #SOB # ... Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... - CBC with differential ... as clinically indicated ... pulmcrit via Internet Book ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... with chest pain/dyspnea ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
So we are dealing ... with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... diagnosis. ... granulomatous noduli are so ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... The old name is BOOP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
pneumonia • formerly BOOP ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... History: cough, dyspnea ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... #pulmonary #ILD
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... illness, clinical ... disease, that is so ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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of Pregnancy Chronic ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... so have high clinical ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #