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COVID-19 Nursing Protocol for Obtaining Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples

1. Ensure that all infection prevention & control steps
Nasopharyngeal Swab ... Minitip flocked swab ... Leave swab in place ... Remove swab and ... with the same swab
Recommendations for Collection of Specimens for Culture from Diabetic Foot Wounds;  Culture specimens should be
pathogens than a wound swab ... #swab #curettage
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Nasopharyngeal swab ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infiltration: • Hematologic ... and non-hematologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
“ Clinical laboratories should follow these guidelines when collecting specimens for monkeypox virus:

Collect at least two
least two dry swabs ... Swab or brush lesion ... polyester, or Dacron swab ... the second dry swab ... the first dry swab
How to Collect Swab Specimens for Monkeypox Testing

Swab in Tube (ie Copan FLOQSwab) vs Peel Pouch
How to Collect Swab ... Monkeypox Testing Swab ... MPX #Monkeypox #swab
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
suspect underlying hematologic ... and Treatment Algorithm ... Syndrome #HES #Hematology ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Scleritis, Episcleritis Pearls
-Scleritis is characterized by significant pain, pain with eye movement, vision loss, and vessels
moved by a cotton swab
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
with a throat swab ... If the throat swab
Nasopharyngeal Swab - Technique Demonstration

The nasopharynx goes back, not up. 

When you take a nasopharyngeal swab
Nasopharyngeal Swab ... nasopharyngeal swab ... For a real NP swab ... should leave swab ... Nasopharyngeal #Swab