Tag: diagnosis
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
Point of Care Venous Doppler Ultrasound
Accurate assessment of the hemodynamic status is vital for appropriate management of patients with critical illness. As such, there has been a constant quest for reliable and non-invasive bedside tools to assess and monitor... read more
EDS: Early or Late in the Diagnostic Process?
Electronic differential diagnostic support (EDS) increased the number of diagnostic hypotheses and the likelihood of the correct diagnosis appearing in the differential, and these effects persisted irrespective of whether... read more
HIV and COVID-19 Increased Risk of Severe Outcomes
People living with HIV with detectable HIV viraemia, chronic comorbidities, and some subpopulations could be at increased risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19. These groups should be prioritised in clinical management and... read more
Kidney Imaging with Point-of-Care Doppler Ultrasonography
We read with great interest the article by Caroli et al., in which they meticulously discuss the role of imaging in elucidating both structural and functional aspects of kidney disease. Herein, we would like to briefly comment... read more
Short-term and Long-term Rates of Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 Infection
In this systematic review, we evaluated the temporal progression of clinical abnormalities experienced by patients who recovered from an infection with SARS-CoV-2, starting with a mean of 30 days post–acute illness and... read more
Scripts for Subconjunctival Hemorrhage, Fainting and Syncope, and Viral Illness
Many parts of the ED encounter interfere with patient or family comprehension, not the least of which is the ED's noisy, hurried environment. But other factors affect what they understand and remember about the encounter—their... read more
