How are these radiographic findings specific for COVID-19 vs other similar pulmonary infections? I don't get it
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Replying to @VonAnneli @efunkEM
THANK YOU!! They’re
nonspecific. Could be literally any viral pneumonitis or a billion other things. This makes zero sense.0 replies 0 retweets 14 likes -
For sure, but nonspecific
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I would like to image the PCR results. I can correlate those clinically
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Replying to @VonAnneli @reverendofdoubt and
The purpose is screening rather than diagnosis
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Replying to @francisdeng @VonAnneli and
Screening, to me, refers to applying a test to an asymptomatic patient to detect a disease with the goal of preventing progression. Not sure that’s what they did here. Nor am I convinced that it’s a reasonable use of resources.
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Replying to @NickJohnsonMD @francisdeng and
I'm hearing word that the PCR tests are inadequate, so a radiology + history diagnostic approach is being followed in some places. Rapid turnaround accurate PCR would replace such imaging if so.
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Replying to @DrSamuelBrown @francisdeng and
Can’t even imagine the radiology log-jam and how many patients must be quarantined for other viral pneumonidities. Sounds like we need a better PCR!
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Is it that nonspecific though? I feel like the patterns they showed (maybe cherry picked) looked very atypical, esp for atypical pneumonia’s and not seen often in typical viral processes as they don’t usually cause this degree of SOB. Would defer to a chest radiologist though..
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Replying to @grepmeded @DrSamuelBrown and
I’m also not a chest radiologist. Descriptions in the text seem much more generic/nonspecific (majoritiy had various distributions of GGO), but agree that some of the selected images look unusual.
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