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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 ... - CBC with differential ... C-reactive protein (CRP ... as clinically indicated ... (e.g. echocardiogram
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... , ESR, CRP • Urinalysis ... Renal #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
How to use C-reactive protein (CRP)- Review https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/19/archdischild-2018-315079

 - An CRP alone cannot be used to
C-reactive protein (CRP ... 315079 - An CRP ... biomarker the clinical ... demonstrates a poor diagnostic ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP ... , Acyclovir CaP ... Identification #Differential ... #Shapes #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Stones
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... LFTs, LDH, ESR, CRP ... Diagnosis: • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Community Acquired Pneumonia Mimics

- Dr. Emma Levine @EmmaHLevine

#CAP #Mimics #differential #diagnosis #pneumonia
EmmaHLevine #CAP ... #Mimics #differential ... #diagnosis #pneumonia
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis SHOCK ... SVR, JVP < 6, CVP ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Types
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic ... • Congo Red Diagnostic ... AL amyloidosis diagnosis ... marrow biopsy • Echocardiogram ... spectrometry) • CBC, CMP
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
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Organisms • CAP ... #microbiology #differential ... #diagnosis #organisms
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... Acquired #Pneumonia #CAP ... #Microbiology #differential ... #diagnosis