#FOAMed

Salim Rezaie joins the 28 April 2020 COVID-19 journal club, with the recording and paper list collected here. The discussion centres on thrombosis, alongside early reports on awake proning, antibody testing, hospital outcomes and falling acute coronary syndrome admissions.

An April 2020 review of ten COVID-19 papers, covering lung injury, service capacity, biomarkers, antibody testing and population surveillance. It also examines lung ultrasound, hydroxychloroquine and protection in refugee camps, separating promising ideas from evidence that was still preliminary.

Notes from an April 2020 discussion of point-of-care ultrasound in suspected COVID-19. The authors explore lung scanning, interpretation, decontamination, triage and training, while recognising that the evidence was developing and ultrasound findings needed to be considered alongside clinical probability and alternative diagnoses.

A nasty case of a purpuric rash in an otherwise well patient after gardening. The perils of phytophotodermatitis after strimming in the sun.

Casey Parker joins the 21 April 2020 COVID-19 journal club, with a recording, podcast and reading list. The papers cover hydroxychloroquine, antibody prevalence, virology, protection in camp settings, myocarditis and chest CT, capturing questions being debated during the pandemic's first months.

How should clinicians interpret a raised troponin when COVID-19 is also possible? This April 2020 review explores myocardial injury, myocarditis and acute coronary syndromes, emphasising the clinical history, ECG and alternative diagnoses rather than assuming every cardiac presentation is caused by the virus.