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COVID-19 Lung POCUS

Pt with COVID admitted with nearly normal EF, troponin increase with repeat normal ECG
COVID-19 Lung POCUS ... Pt with COVID ... Really wicked virus ... #POCUS #Clinical ... Lung #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Persistence of clinically ... Polio virus Type ... Pseudorabies virus ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis ... contagiousness #COVID19
COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
COVID-19 patient ... aersolisation of virus ... essential to care should ... facemask • Hudson mask ... #CriticalCare #SARSCoV2
How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation #Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder #Dislocation
Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder ... Dislocation #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder
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 ... unilateral* • POCUS ... #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #SARSCoV2
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 ... pathogens (ideally should ... as clinically indicated ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... ○ Epstein-Barr virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Herpes zoster virus
Summary of Timeline of COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity
Day 0 - Peak Viral Load and Infectivity 
Day 5
Point Day 10 - Virus ... Probability of Culturing Virus ... in Severe-Critical ... #SARSCoV2 #Infectivity ... contagiousness #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... burgdorferi • Virus ... • Hepatitis B virus ... #MSK #rheumatology
COVID-19 Nursing Protocol for Obtaining Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples

1. Ensure that all infection prevention & control steps
COVID-19 Nursing ... and gloves, but should ... higher burden of virus ... of rhinorrhea, ask ... NPSwab #Sampling #COVID19