Thread by @COREIMpodcast

1/ Good morning, #medtwitter, and welcome to another round of #readingroom #covid4MDs edition!

You should have a system for reading CXRs, and you need to approach each image systematically. Apply that system now and tell us: what do you see? Could this be #covid19?

2/ In short, yes, this could be COVID-19, and in this case it was. But it could’ve been something else. Or it could’ve been a normal CXR and they still might’ve had COVID-19.

Moving on, do you know what the current ACR recommendations are for imaging in suspected COVID cases?

3/ Each patient who goes to CT is followed up by a thorough scrubbing of the scanning room - a process that takes up valuable time and delays necessary scans. Only COVID patients with strong indications for CT should be sent to the scanner.

4/ (Not sure when a particular scan is indicated? We highly recommend the @RadiologyACR Appropriate Criteria, available on your phone through their app: apps.apple.com/us/app/acr-app…)

Back to the program. What CT findings are thought to be characteristic of COVID-19 infection?

5/ Important reminder: there are no pathognomonic CT findings for COVID. That being said, these are considered characteristic findings👇🏾

And a throwback: what’s the difference between GGOs and consolidations?

6/ Take a look at our previous #readingroom for a deeper look at this topic:

https://twitter.com/coreimpodcast/status/1238069935559098371?s=21

7/ That’s all for today, folks.

Thanks as always to @StefanTigges who authors this series!

And remember you can find this post and all our previous learning bytes on our website: coreimpodcast.com/2020/03/26/ggo…

Stay safe and healthy, #medtwitter. We’re all in this together💪🏾.