Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

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daily examination:  focus on Physical exam probably doesn't add much for most patients who are mentating normally and able to report symptoms accurately. Do not use a stethescope  (this is a fomite that poses risk of disease transmission). Cardiac and lung ultrasonography may be performed as indicated for changes in clinical status. Lung ultrasonography ( not  ascultation) is the preferred modality for evaluating pulmonary status.

source: emcrit.org COVID-19: BRONCHOSCOPY Risks of bronchoscopy: May cause some deterioration in clinical condition (due to instillation of saline and sedation). Enormous risk of transmission to providers. Considerable resource allocation (requires N95 respirators, physicians, respiratory therapists) – all resources which will be in slim supply during an epidemic.

lung ultrasonography technique

CXR & CT scan general description of imaging findings on chest x-ray and CT scan The typical finding is patchy ground glass opacities, which tend to be predominantly peripheral and basal ( Shi et al 2/24 ).  The number of involved lung segments increases with more severe disease.  Over time, patchy ground glass opacities may coalesce into more dense consolidation.

  Table  of general laboratory findings described in several studies.

source: emcrit.org signs & symptoms COVID-19 may cause constitutional symptoms, upper respiratory symptoms,

source: emcrit.org large droplet transmission COVID-19 transmission can occur via  large  droplet transmission (with a risk limited to