#COVID19 Damages So Many Organs at 3 Different Stages/Time Points!
New Post on Multiorgan #POCUS Approach with ED/Outpatient and Inpatient Algorithms. #tweetorial #medtweetorial👇 (1/6)
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1) Knowing the 3 Stages #COVID19 can help figure out when to look for specific diseases during the admission process
Stage 1: Constitutional symptoms
Stage 2: Pulmonary Complications
Stage 3: Cardiac/Thromboembolic Complications
Figure by Akhmerov 2020
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2) ED/Outpatient Setting should initially focus on Stage 2 (Pulmonary Complications) on #POCUS but still screen for Stage 3 Cardiovascular Complications Using Cardiac/DVT ultrasound.
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3) Inpatient Setting should focus on reevaluation to look for life-threatening Stage 3 #COVID19 pathology that can happen 5-10 days into disease course. Don’t miss significant Cardiac and Thromboembolic disease!
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4) Excellent Figure by @sonophysio showing lung US progression.
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5) Cardiac Pathology usually starts presenting around day 5-10 of #COVID19 illness.
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6) Don’t forget Thromboembolic disease is prevalent in #COVID19! Below are some ultrasound findings for DVT.
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