Does a positive covid test still mean what it used to mean at the beginning of the pandemic? Is it enough to make the correct diagnosis? Premature closure is an ever-present danger for clinicians and patients in acute care. This video will help you avoid it.

If you want to make sure you recognize life-threatening infections like sepsis and CNS infections in time, you will find invaluable tips in my short, practice-oriented lectures!

A Clinical Approach to Serious Infections in Adults: What Every Physician Should Know:
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DISCLAIMER: Please, always keep in mind that my videos are intended for educational purposes only. The content of my videos is NOT medical advice. I do not practice medicine over the internet. If you are a patient and have any questions about your health, please talk to your doctor.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 The problem with covid testing in acute care
01:30 An incidental finding or the main problem?
02:19 Shortness of breath, chest discomfort… is it covid?
03:25 Pneumonia… is it covid?
03:50 Signs of sepsis… is it covid?
04:39 Laboratory features of covid

REFERENCES & RECOMMENDED READING:
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2. Boyle JG, Walters MR, Jamieson S, Durning SJ. Clinical reasoning in the wild: premature closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diagnosis (Berl). 2020 Aug 27;7(3):177–9.
3. Budhram B, Kobza AO, Mohammed N. Misdiagnosis related to premature diagnostic closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMAJ. 2020 Sep 28;192(39):E1129–31.