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Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... Chest X-ray - Lung ... ultrasound (thorough ... look for focal a-lines ... - CBC with differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... Differential Bilat ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... (subdural hematoma ... , lung cancer, central ... line placement, ... #diagnosis
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... thrombophlebitis • Hematoma ... Inflammatory carcinoma - Lung ... Pseudocellulitis #Differential
B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung comets are usually seen in wet lungs, but do not forget that
is an important differential ... diagnosis. ... In the latter case ... Ivan_Echocardio #BLines ... tails #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... control (abscess, lines ... (daptomycin in lungs ... Difficile, COVID
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... abscessus • Line ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
size, coarsening facial ... (hypothalamic hamartoma ... Differential Diagnosis ... Management: • 1st line ... or refractory cases
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Gastric bypass causes ... absorption, calcium binds ... reported (occurs w/ long ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #differential