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⚠️#Ocular #MRI Findings in Patients with Severe #COVID19: A Retrospective Multicenter Observational Study
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All patients had nodules in the macular region, 8/9 (89%) had bilateral nodules, 2/9 (22%) had nodules outside the macular region. Screening needed.
» doi.org/10.1148/radiol…
All patients had nodules in the macular region, 8/9 (89%) had bilateral nodules, 2/9 (22%) had nodules outside the macular region. Screening needed.
⚠️🔝New-Onset #IgG #Autoantibodies in Hospitalized Patients with #COVID19
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An international team of researchers studying COVID-19 has made a startling and pivotal discovery: The virus appears to cause the body to make weapons to attack its own tissues.
» doi.org/10.1101/2021.0…
An international team of researchers studying COVID-19 has made a startling and pivotal discovery: The virus appears to cause the body to make weapons to attack its own tissues.
⚠️🔝Patterns of myocardial injury in recovered troponin-positive COVID-19 patients assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance
» academic.oup.com/eurheartj/adva…
Damage to the heart found in more than half of #COVID19 patients discharged from hospital who show raised levels of troponin.
» academic.oup.com/eurheartj/adva…
Damage to the heart found in more than half of #COVID19 patients discharged from hospital who show raised levels of troponin.
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Hi hi hi. We see lots of red flags on a daily basis when we review labs.
One thing we see commonly is #lymphopenia. Should we care? When can we dismiss it and when should we work it up?
Let’s find out.
#MedEd #MedTwitter #IDTwitter #Tweetorial #oncology
Hi hi hi. We see lots of red flags on a daily basis when we review labs.
One thing we see commonly is #lymphopenia. Should we care? When can we dismiss it and when should we work it up?
Let’s find out.
#MedEd #MedTwitter #IDTwitter #Tweetorial #oncology
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- Lymphopenia assc w/ ⬆️risk of sepsis
- More common in elderly and w/ co-morbidities
- lymphs account for 20-40% of WBC, may go unnoticed when WBC checked w/o diff
- Primary- recurrent infxns in kids, CVID in adults
- Secondary-⬇️production; ⬆️destruction; hiding in tissue
- Lymphopenia assc w/ ⬆️risk of sepsis
- More common in elderly and w/ co-morbidities
- lymphs account for 20-40% of WBC, may go unnoticed when WBC checked w/o diff
- Primary- recurrent infxns in kids, CVID in adults
- Secondary-⬇️production; ⬆️destruction; hiding in tissue
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What is the most common cause of lymphopenia in hospitalized patients?
What is the most common cause of lymphopenia in hospitalized patients?
Refreshing that the Boston U report described in this article supports what many physicians tell me in the clinic 👉 Immunosuppressive drugs palliate inflammatory symptoms short-term...but can exacerbate many of these same symptoms over longer time periods:nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1…
2/2 The report found that #corticosteroid shots in the hips and knees may accelerate the progression of #osteoarthritis and potentially even hasten the need for #joint replacement surgeries in the long run
3/3 “While patients may report temporary pain relief from the #corticosteroid injections, injections may be detrimental in the long run...They may actually harm your knee or your #hip” - Dr. Ali Guermazi, Professor of radiology at Boston University School of Medicine
