Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Evidence continues to accumulate that COVID-19 isn't just a respiratory disease. Our top story this week describes how patients who present with acute abdominal symptoms may have COVID-19. What's more, patients with abdominal complaints who test positive for COVID-19 are likely to require hospitalization, the group from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City reported.
COVID-19 can also have neurological complications. A U.K. group has produced a detailed analysis of over 40 cases, and they cover a startling range of conditions.
In other COVID-19 news, researchers from NYU Langone Health concluded that patients with the disease who receive invasive mechanical ventilation are more likely to experience barotrauma such as pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum than those who don't have it. Also, another study from a NYU Langone Health team describes how nearly 40% of CT pulmonary angiography exams performed on patients with COVID-19 identified pulmonary embolism.
AI and medical students
Are medical students shying away from radiology over fears that artificial intelligence (AI) will make radiologists obsolete? If a recent study is any indication, it's quite possible that this misperception could be influencing decisions.
Nearly half of the surveyed medical students were less enthusiastic about radiology due to AI, and these sentiments have the potential to create downstream effects such as reduced recruitment to the field of radiology or even medicine as a whole, according to the researchers.
Check out this story and more in our Artificial Intelligence Community.
Spotting intimate partner violence
A number of North American cities have experienced significant increases in intimate partner violence rates during lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 outbreak. As they step more deeply into patient care during this crisis, radiologists have an opportunity to make a difference in keeping victims of intimate partner violence safe, according to researchers from Harvard University.
