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Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Chest X-ray - Lung ... ultrasound (thorough ... - CBC with differential ... COVID19 #algorithm #schema ... #Diagnosis #SARSCoV2
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
findings BPPV • Short-lived ... or supine roll test ... Méniére's disease ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
, interstitial lung ... disease and lung ... hyperthyroidism, peripheral ischemia ... Spots in the pattern ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... EGPA) • Digital ischemia ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... sparing of the lung
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... • Myocardial ischemia ... subdural hematoma, lung ... vision or black spots ... disease processes
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... phlebotomy, or chemo ... , this list is long ... As with many disease ... Best to have an
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
prolonged bed rest ... 1928, a 32-page long ... Anemia of renal disease ... from accessing port ... pathophysiology #differential