Tag: diagnosis
POCUS and Digital Tomosynthesis Correlation When Used with COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in primary care has good sensitivity and specificity when compared to digital tomosynthesis as regards the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with the clinical suspicion of pulmonary... read more
Virtual Craniofacial Clinic Outcomes for Assessing Plagiocephaly During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Virtual clinic encounters resulted in comparable diagnostic accuracy. The trend toward frequent follow-up assessments and changes in the final diagnosis in the virtual clinic cohort has indicated a level of diagnostic uncertainty... read more
ARDS Subphenotypes Validation and Utility Identified by Machine-learning Models
Classifier models using clinical variables alone can accurately assign ARDS subphenotypes in observational cohorts. Application of these models can provide valuable prognostic information and could inform management strategies... read more
Coupled Plasma Filtration and Adsorption for Septic Shock Treatment
Early deaths are likely related to the ongoing CPFA treatment, for reasons that if identified could allow some deaths to be prevented. We hypothesize a connection to hemodynamic instability consequent on renal replacement... read more
The Value of Echocardiography Combined with Lung Ultrasound to Evaluate COVID-19 Pneumonia
In COVID-19 pneumonia patients, the pulmonary arterial pressure and LUS are positively correlated. For those who are unable to be transferred or relocated, the pulmonary arterial pressure may be measured to reflect the degree... read more
Recognizing Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia is a serious complication of vaccination that is not feasible to anticipate or prevent. When the patient presents with sustained headache, neurologic symptoms/signs,... read more
How One Patient Was Treated for a Stroke Via Telemedicine
A patient believed to have suffered a stroke typically gets transported to the nearest emergency room for tests to determine the best course of action. Telemedicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine enabled one patient to have... read more
Hypocalcemia Association with In-hospital Mortality and Complications in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Embolism (PE) patients with hypocalcemia have higher in-hospital mortality than those without hypocalcemia. The in-hospital complications were also higher, along with longer length of stay. In the 2017 NIS, 187,989... read more
Without POCUS we are Failing our CHF Patients
In its most basic sense, the physical exam is a method of inferring the state of health of the internal organs. For two centuries, it has been accomplished through auscultation, inspection, palpation, and percussion. These... read more
Early Mortality Prediction in Sepsis Patients Using Structured Features and Unstructured Clinical Notes
Sepsis is an important cause of mortality, especially in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Developing novel methods to identify early mortality is critical for improving survival outcomes in sepsis patients. Using the... read more
VTE Diagnosis and Treatment in the COVID-19 Era
This is a very interesting time to be an intensivist with a research interest in blood clots. As such I wanted to use this time to talk about how COVID 19 has changed our approach to diagnostics, therapeutics and even to... read more
The Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment for New Coronavirus Pneumonia
This book is a practical manual for anti-COVID-19. It is not only with the reference to the result of modern medical science, patients' situation, but also take the deployment of medical resources into consideration. Content... read more
COVID-19: Limitation of Life-sustaining Treatment and Patient Involvement in Decision-making
Life-sustaining treatment limitation decisions were made for 18% of a COVID-19 patient cohort. Hereof, more than a third of the decisions had been made before hospital admission. Many records lacked information on patient... read more
Cancer Clues In A Drop Of Blood
New diagnostic blood test paves the way for early stage lung cancer screening. A diagnostic blood test may provide early detection of lung cancer in asymptomatic patients, according to a new study. Lung cancer, the leading... read more
ARDS and High Blood Endocan Profile During COVID‑19
With great interest, we read the recently published paper by Pascreau et al. concluding that a high blood endocan profile during COVID‑19 distinguishes moderate from severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In... read more
Burden of Post-Sepsis Morbidity Higher Than Previously Thought
A recent cohort study published in JAMA based on data from 116,507 survivors of hospital-treated sepsis in Germany sheds light on the heavy burden of long-term effects of sepsis, the most severe complication of infections. The... read more
Metabolomic Diferences: COVID-19 vs. H1N1 Influenza in ARDS
This study aimed to compare the specificity of the metabolic alterations induced by COVID-19 or Influenza A pneumonia (IAP) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Our findings support the concept that ARDS is associated... read more
MR-proADM Role in the Stratification Risk of COVID-19 Patients Assessed at the Triage of the Emergency Department
During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, the Emergency Departments have been overrun with suspicious COVID-19 patients, creating a pressing need to optimize resources through risk... read more
COVID-19 and Myocardial Infarction
COVID-19 is a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke through self-controlled case series evaluation, a method that has been used to establish the risk of myocardial infarction associated with influenza infection. Regarding... read more
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapeutics
This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, their biology and associated challenges for their treatment and prevention of novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Discussing... read more
Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Secondary to Daptomycin
Daptomycin is an antimicrobial agent with activity against gram-positive bacteria that is usually reserved for severe infections. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is an increasingly rare side effect that can manifest after... read more
