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==='''Are face-masks effective against COVID-19?'''===
==='''Are face-masks effective against COVID-19?'''===


* The use of face-masks has been demonstrated to slow the spread of COVID-19.
* The use of face-masks has been demonstrated to slow the spread of COVID-19.  
* Studies conducted in community and healthcare settings observed that the use of face-masks was helpful in reducing the spread of the virus.  
* Studies conducted in community and healthcare settings observed that the use of face-masks was helpful in reducing the spread of the virus. <ref name="MacIntyreChughtai2020">{{cite journal|last1=MacIntyre|first1=C. Raina|last2=Chughtai|first2=Abrar Ahmad|title=A rapid systematic review of the efficacy of face masks and respirators against coronaviruses and other respiratory transmissible viruses for the community, healthcare workers and sick patients|journal=International Journal of Nursing Studies|volume=108|year=2020|pages=103629|issn=00207489|doi=10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103629}}</ref>
 
==='''Can you have COVID-19 without a fever?'''===
 
* Yes, one can be diagnosed with COVID-19 without having a fever. Although a majority of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 have fever as a symptom, there are patients who develop other symptoms like shortness of breath, cough and fatigue without developing a fever.<ref name="GuanNi2020">{{cite journal|last1=Guan|first1=Wei-jie|last2=Ni|first2=Zheng-yi|last3=Hu|first3=Yu|last4=Liang|first4=Wen-hua|last5=Ou|first5=Chun-quan|last6=He|first6=Jian-xing|last7=Liu|first7=Lei|last8=Shan|first8=Hong|last9=Lei|first9=Chun-liang|last10=Hui|first10=David S.C.|last11=Du|first11=Bin|last12=Li|first12=Lan-juan|last13=Zeng|first13=Guang|last14=Yuen|first14=Kwok-Yung|last15=Chen|first15=Ru-chong|last16=Tang|first16=Chun-li|last17=Wang|first17=Tao|last18=Chen|first18=Ping-yan|last19=Xiang|first19=Jie|last20=Li|first20=Shi-yue|last21=Wang|first21=Jin-lin|last22=Liang|first22=Zi-jing|last23=Peng|first23=Yi-xiang|last24=Wei|first24=Li|last25=Liu|first25=Yong|last26=Hu|first26=Ya-hua|last27=Peng|first27=Peng|last28=Wang|first28=Jian-ming|last29=Liu|first29=Ji-yang|last30=Chen|first30=Zhong|last31=Li|first31=Gang|last32=Zheng|first32=Zhi-jian|last33=Qiu|first33=Shao-qin|last34=Luo|first34=Jie|last35=Ye|first35=Chang-jiang|last36=Zhu|first36=Shao-yong|last37=Zhong|first37=Nan-shan|title=Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=382|issue=18|year=2020|pages=1708–1720|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMoa2002032}}</ref>
 
==='''Can COVID-19 be spread through feces?'''===
 
* There is a lot of research being done regarding this, and there is no conclusive evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted through feces.<ref name="Amirian2020">{{cite journal|last1=Amirian|first1=E. Susan|title=Potential fecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Current evidence and implications for public health|journal=International Journal of Infectious Diseases|volume=95|year=2020|pages=363–370|issn=12019712|doi=10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.057}}</ref>


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Case courtesy of Assoc Prof Craig Hacking, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 56030

Are face-masks effective against COVID-19?

  • The use of face-masks has been demonstrated to slow the spread of COVID-19.
  • Studies conducted in community and healthcare settings observed that the use of face-masks was helpful in reducing the spread of the virus. [1]

Can you have COVID-19 without a fever?

  • Yes, one can be diagnosed with COVID-19 without having a fever. Although a majority of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 have fever as a symptom, there are patients who develop other symptoms like shortness of breath, cough and fatigue without developing a fever.[2]

Can COVID-19 be spread through feces?

  • There is a lot of research being done regarding this, and there is no conclusive evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted through feces.[3]





















Small bowel obstruction vs Ileus
SBO Ileus
Etiology Prior surgery Recent surgery
Abdominal exam Distension
  • Increased bowel sounds
Possible distension
  • Reduced/absent bowel sounds
Small bowel dilation Present Present
Large bowel dilation Absent Present

USING ALGORITHM

 
 
 
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Box 2 in Row 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Another flowchart

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chest Pain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stable angina
 
 
 
 
Unstable angina
 
 
 
 
MI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NSTEMI
 
 
 
 
 
STEMI




Heart bundle branch blocks are RBBB and LBBB


Case courtesy of OpenStax College, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 26403



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Overview

Historical Perspective

  • Disease Name and discovery
  • Gene mutations
  • 1st diagnosis in year

Classification

  • Disease classification
    • group 1
    • group 2
  • variations of disease


  1. MacIntyre, C. Raina; Chughtai, Abrar Ahmad (2020). "A rapid systematic review of the efficacy of face masks and respirators against coronaviruses and other respiratory transmissible viruses for the community, healthcare workers and sick patients". International Journal of Nursing Studies. 108: 103629. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103629. ISSN 0020-7489.
  2. Guan, Wei-jie; Ni, Zheng-yi; Hu, Yu; Liang, Wen-hua; Ou, Chun-quan; He, Jian-xing; Liu, Lei; Shan, Hong; Lei, Chun-liang; Hui, David S.C.; Du, Bin; Li, Lan-juan; Zeng, Guang; Yuen, Kwok-Yung; Chen, Ru-chong; Tang, Chun-li; Wang, Tao; Chen, Ping-yan; Xiang, Jie; Li, Shi-yue; Wang, Jin-lin; Liang, Zi-jing; Peng, Yi-xiang; Wei, Li; Liu, Yong; Hu, Ya-hua; Peng, Peng; Wang, Jian-ming; Liu, Ji-yang; Chen, Zhong; Li, Gang; Zheng, Zhi-jian; Qiu, Shao-qin; Luo, Jie; Ye, Chang-jiang; Zhu, Shao-yong; Zhong, Nan-shan (2020). "Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China". New England Journal of Medicine. 382 (18): 1708–1720. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2002032. ISSN 0028-4793.
  3. Amirian, E. Susan (2020). "Potential fecal transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Current evidence and implications for public health". International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 95: 363–370. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.057. ISSN 1201-9712.