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Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
evaluation - Chest ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... Book of Critical Care ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm ... schema #Diagnosis #SARSCoV2
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Pericardial Lymphoma on POCUS Echocardiogram

“Anaconda inside pericardial cavity” - Pericardial effusion with mass inside in a
Lymphoma on POCUS Echocardiogram ... mass inside in a case ... with dyspnea and chest ... Lymphoma #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... cage may result ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Double Orifice Mitral Valve in a young M w/ chest pain. Rare congenital anomaly of subvalvular
in a young M w/ chest ... stenosis (not the case ... isolation (as in this case ... MitralValve #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
radiographic features of acute ... thromboembolism are ... In most cases of ... pulmonary emboli the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology