COVID Mini: Diagnostics

Infectious diseases

Video course

by Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH and Osamah Alwalid, MBBS MMed

ATTENTION! This course will be discontinued as of July 13, 2022.

Clinicians and scientists are scrambling to produce evidence-based studies to help guide the identification, testing, and treatment of this horrible disease. In this course, we sift through the evidence to show you how to diagnose COVID-19 using laboratory tests and CT scans, and the benefits and limitations of each.

1h 19m

3 Quizzes

2 CME

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Identify the important measurements used to determine the validity of a diagnostic test and apply these to COVID-19 tests
Master the most common assays used to diagnose COVID-19
Recognize the advantages and limitations of RT-PCR, serology, and antigen testing for diagnosing COVID-19
Identify how RT-PCR results change over time, based on the stage of disease
Recognize the most common features of COVID-19 on CT scan
Track the progression of disease over time using CT

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Chapter 1

Interpreting diagnostic tests

In this chapter you will learn how to determine the validity of diagnostic tests, including interpreting the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value.

4 lessons

13m

Interpreting diagnostic tests intro

Calculating sensitivity and specificity

Determining how prevalence affects predictive value

Establishing the effect of specificity on predictive value

Interpreting diagnostic tests quiz

Quiz

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Chapter 2

Laboratory testing

In this chapter you will learn how to diagnose COVID-19 using laboratory tests, what tests are available, and the benefits and limitations of each.

7 lessons

47m

Laboratory testing intro

Testing for COVID-19 using RT-PCR

10m

Interpreting RT-PCR results over time

Introducing antibody testing

Exploring antibody test results

Describing antigen testing for COVID-19

10m

Test validity in the context of COVID-19

Laboratory testing quiz

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Chapter 3

CT imaging

In this chapter you will learn the most common CT findings in patients with COVID-19 and the benefits and limitations to using CT imaging to diagnose the disease.

6 lessons

19m

CT imaging intro

Describing chest CT findings in COVID-19

Following the time course of CT findings in COVID-19

Diagnosing COVID-19 using CT imaging

Analyzing COVID-19 case studies

CT imaging quiz

Quiz

COVID Mini: Diagnostics outro

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Teachers of this course

Franz Wiesbauer, MD MPH

Franz is the founder and CEO of Medmastery. He is an internist with a specialization in cardiology and a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins University.

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Osamah Alwalid, MBBS MMed

Osamah is a Radiologist in the Department of Radiology at Wuhan Union Hospital.

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Nora Drenaline

Infectious diseases

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Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2013
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Awarded in the digital category of the BMA Book Awards—London 2017
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For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2017
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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

Interpreting diagnostic tests

Laboratory testing

CT imaging

Claim your certificate

CME accredited

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners