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COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound Algorithm

Intensive Care Society @ICS_updates

#Lung #Ultrasound #Algorithm #POCUS #COVID19 #SARSCOV2 #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound ... ICS_updates #Lung ... #Ultrasound #Algorithm ... POCUS #COVID19 #SARSCOV2 ... #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
But this ultrasound ... Test done: positive ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
[HCQI reflects long-term ... if < 200ng/mL Best ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... levels #lupus #management
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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biliary, renal, lung ... specific laboratory tests ... 40% supporting long-term ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
COVID on Lung POCUS

2 zones looked like this, the rest A-lines. Dx infectious and with Hx
COVID on Lung POCUS ... like this, the rest ... posterior L upper lung ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
rash) • Heart, lung ... Liver function tests ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Cancer Screening Tests ... Stool/blood-based tests ... CAllamneni via Emory Gastroenterology ... comparison #table #management ... #gastroenterology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Liver function tests ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Analysis, muscle ultrasound ... function (Handgrip test ... pattern (avoiding long ... detrimental effect of long ... Cirrhosis #diet #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
the “Chewing gum test ... day, followed by long ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management