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COVID-19 Infection - Clinical Presentation and Disease Progression for Severe Cases

Via https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-05967-x

#COVID19 #Hospitalization #Disease #Progression #Severe
COVID-19 Infection ... - Clinical Presentation ... Progression for Severe Cases ... 020-05967-x #COVID19
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... subjects Sampling bias ... population Recall bias ... recall Late-look bias ... time Lead-time bias
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram before and after TPA
POCUS Echocardiogram in suspected hypoxic COVID patient
suspected hypoxic COVID ... (no anchoring bias ... pushed at bedside based ... Echocardiogram #TPA #clinical
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... pneumonia • COVID ... infections #management #treatment
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
features in most cases ... APML #Pathology #Hematology ... #Clinical #Smear
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... life-threatening causes ... should be guided by clinical ... In many cases, syncope ... The treatment strategy
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
observed in the clinical ... They are caused ... (ICU) in most cases ... emergencies are caused ... patients in most cases
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Discontinuation of causal ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... comparison #table #rheumatology