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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 ... with possible COVID ... Nasopharyngeal PCR for COVID ... - CBC with differential ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Nomenclature (NOT "Wuhan Virus ... COVID-19 • Virus ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #SARSCoV2
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
Amebiasis - Balamuthia ... #Amebiasis #Balamuthia ... mandrillaris #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
Amebiasis - Naegleria ... occasionally in CSF #Amebiasis ... fowleri #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Polio virus Type ... Pseudorabies virus ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table ... contagiousness #COVID19
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba ... #Amebiasis #Acanthamoeba ... #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... • JC-virus PCR ... #differential #diagnosis ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Summary of Timeline of COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity
Day 0 - Peak Viral Load and Infectivity 
Day 5
of Timeline of COVID ... Point Day 10 - Virus ... #Timeline #COVID19 ... #SARSCoV2 #Infectivity ... contagiousness #diagnosis
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
cases of malaria diagnosed ... Investigations: • CBC ... culture; rapid diagnostic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases