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Sonia Poma

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Management of suspected COVID-19 patients in a low prevalence region

2020

The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 infection among population has imposed a re-organization of healthcare services, aiming at stratifying patients and dedicating specific areas where patients with suspected COVID-related respiratory disease could receive the necessary health care assistance while waiting for the confirmation of the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease. In this scenario, the pathway defined as a “grey zone” is strongly advocated. We describe the application of rules and pathways in a regional context with low diffusion of the infection among the general population in the attempt to provide the best care to respiratory patients with suspected COVID-19. To date, this process has avoided t…

MaleRespiratory Tract DiseasesDiseaseClinical Laboratory Technique0302 clinical medicineCOVID-19 TestingHealth carePrevalence030212 general & internal medicinehealth-care managementeducation.field_of_studyrespiratory symptomsOrganizational InnovationGrey zoneCritical PathwayItalyCritical PathwaysFemaleCoronavirus InfectionsHumanPulmonary and Respiratory Medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PopulationPneumonia ViralContext (language use)Settore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato RespiratorioDiagnosis Differential03 medical and health sciencesBetacoronavirusmedicineHumansIntensive care medicineeducationPandemicsAgedrespiratory symptomInfection ControlBetacoronavirubusiness.industryCoronavirus InfectionClinical Laboratory TechniquesSARS-CoV-2Hot TopicCOVID-19Patient Care ManagementCOVID-19 Drug Treatment030228 respiratory systemEpidemic outbreakbusinessChronic Respiratory Disease
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“The importance of being external”: review of the literature of the rare phenomenon of common carotid occlusion with bulb reverse-crossed stenosis an…

2022

Common carotid artery occlusion (CCAO) is a rare phenomenon associated with the development of neurological symptoms. In CCAO, diversion of blood flow from the external carotid artery (ECA) to the internal carotid artery (ICA) via the carotid bulb (CB) may occur. This pathway activation has been called "carotid steal". Starting from a particular case we describe the ECD finding of a complete occlusion of CCA with patency of ICA and ECA. In case of occlusion of CCA, inversion of the ECA flow may occur, towards the ICA, and it can be damped by a significant stenosis crossed in retrograde direction that may concur to maintain the pressure balance between the two circulations. Usually, this par…

Carotid Artery DiseasesCarotid steal Collateral pathway Common carotid occlusion External carotid arteryCarotid Artery ExternalInternal MedicineHumansCarotid StenosisRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingConstriction PathologicGeneral MedicineCarotid Artery Internal
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