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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 ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... pathogens (ideally should ... as clinically indicated ... #algorithm #schema
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
UCSF COVID-19 Adult ... Cardiac: multiple case ... reports of myocarditis ... Evaluation #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Possible Approach to Immunosuppression in Severe COVID-19

The diagnosis and treatment of cytokine storm remains unknown and
-19 The diagnosis ... treatment decisions should ... Internet Book of Critical ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #algorithm #SARSCOV2
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
will vary with clinical ... extubation, as it should ... dissociative drug, it causes ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
In WW2, when forced ... the Journal of Clinical ... to lying down should ... reasoning during clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to using the perfusion scan in Brain Death Evaluation

Like any diagnostic test, a flow scan
in the correct clinical ... death, so in this case ... A normal scan should ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Perfusion #Scan #Algorithm