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Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Nasopharyngeal PCR ... and other viral pathogens ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm ... Diagnosis #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Common viral pathogens ... : Rhinovirus, Coronavirus ... common bacterial pathogen ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
transmissible a pathogen ... nCoV2019 novel coronavirus ... countries) SARS coronavirus ... % 2019 novel coronavirus ... #comparison #table
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... C. difficile PCR ... Norovirus PCR (Stool ... range of enteric pathogens ... Workup #Management #Algorithm
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... patients with Stable ... revascularization (PCI ... #ISCHEMIA #Stable ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... Ligamentum flavum PC ... process fracture Stable ... deficit, still able ... Ligamentous complex (PLC
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
The novel coronavirus ... days to 3 months Coronavirus ... do nosocomial pathogens ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #table
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
incr in 27-75% • PCT ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Protocol #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Hemodynamically stable ... • Resistant pathogens ... Hernodynamically stable ... infection #Management #Algorithm