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COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical and laboratory testing
Lung Ultrasound
HRCT scan
In-hospital treatment
Severity assessment and respiratory support 
Post-mortem
COVID-19 Diagnosis ... and Management ... Ultrasound HRCT ... assessment and respiratory ... #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 Phenotypes - Implications for Respiratory Support Management

L Phenotype
 - Low Elastcnce (High Compliance)
 - Low
COVID-19 Phenotypes ... Implications for Respiratory ... Support Management ... Ratio - Low Lung ... Phenotypes #Variations #Diagnosis
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS - Day 2

Day 2 after COVID diagnosis. Less sore throat, cough &
COVID-19 on Lung ... Day 2 after COVID ... diagnosis. ... breath or pleuritic chest ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... that may yield respiratory ... spared areas, Light ... #POCUS #Lung #Ultrasound ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
COVID-19 on Lung ... diagnosis. ... still no dyspnea/chest ... POCUS update: Right ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
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 ... evaluation - Chest ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... - CBC with differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... severity Acute Respiratory ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Interstitial lung ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... Weakness, Loss of Chest ... , Interstitial Lung ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #