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COVID-19 Signs and Symptoms at the time of Presentation

Fever
Myalgia
Headache
Rinorrhea
Sore Throat
Dyspnea
Chest Tightness
Cough
Sputum
Hemoptysis
Nausea/Vomiting
Diarrhea

Dr. Josh Farkas @pulmcrit via Internet
Presentation Fever ... Sore Throat Dyspnea ... Sputum Hemoptysis Nausea ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Presentation #SARSCoV2
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
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Pediatric Dyspnea ... Algorithm Stridor ... Ketoacidosis • Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... Constitutional: Fever ... Cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
inflamed epiglottis Clinical ... Rapid onset) • Fever ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Peds
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... walking uphill - Dyspnea ... - Low-grade fever ... insufficiency, fever ... hypertension, dyspnea
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... /dyspnea. ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... , arrhythmias, dyspnoea ... #Management #Signs
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Presentation • Fever ... Cough 45-80%, dyspnea ... Evaluation #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol ... #SARSCoV2 #Coronavirus
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... run-down or tired • Fevers ... Nasal polyps and signs ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis