Abstract
Summary. Aim. To analyze the features of differential diagnosis of urgent surgical pathology during a coronavirus infection pandemic.
 Materials and methods. The work is based on the analysis of the results of additional examination of 28 patients at the admission department, who sought medical help in an urgent manner.
 Results. The advantages and disadvantages of using instrumental methods for detecting atypical forms of coronavirus infection and acute abdominal pathology are analyzed. Based on this, a diagnostic algorithm was developed using express tests for the determination of COVID-19 and urgent ultrasound protocols, which made it possible to identify lung lesions without clinical symptoms in 8 (28.6 %) patients, and to confirm acute surgical pathology in 5 (17.9 %) patients.
 Conclusion. Еxamining patients with suspected acute abdominal pathology for the purpose of differential diagnosis with the gastrointestinal form of COVID-19, it is necessary to use rapid tests for detecting antibodies to coronavirus infection and sonographic examination of the abdominal organs (FAST protocol), chest organs (BLUE protocol).
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