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COVID-19 antibody tests proliferate, but what do they show?
April 23, 2020
“Having many inaccurate tests is worse than having no tests at all,” one critic says.
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Sudden loss of taste and smell should be part of COVID-19 screen
April 23, 2020
These signs may be present in many with asymptomatic COVID-19, and therefore asking about them could be a way to prioritize people for initial testing for the virus.
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During a pandemic, infusion center nursing team pitches in to keep patients on track
April 23, 2020
Quick staffing shifts and a can-do attitude have kept an infusion center up and running during the pandemic.
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COVID-19: Helping health care workers on front lines
April 22, 2020
“This is completely the opposite of the way we practice psychiatry,” said Dr. Allison Cotton.
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Double Masking and Decontamination: A Doctor’s COVID-19 Routine
April 22, 2020
Gary S. Ferenchick, MD, MS, a professor of medicine at Michigan State University, interviewed his daughter, Hannah R.B. Ferenchick, MD, an emergency and critical care physician, about her experiences taking care of COVID-19 patients.See their earlier conversation about "silent hypoxemia" and other clinical observations of COVID-19 patients.
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Management of infants born to mothers with COVID-19
April 22, 2020
Clinicians should protect themselves with Contact and Droplet PPE at all times until an infant’s viral status is known.
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Get triage plans in place before COVID-19 surge hits, critical care experts say
April 22, 2020
Decisions can place enormous ethical burdens on hospitals, health systems, and society, but planning for the worst may help optimize resource allocation, according to guidance.
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COVID-19 strikes hard at state-run veterans nursing homes
April 21, 2020
In early March, 35 residents in the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, died due to complications associated with COVID-19. And that facility thus became the first example of how extremely...
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Doctors push back on treating COVID-19 as HAPE
April 21, 2020
The pathophysiological mechanism of HAPE is a “fundamentally different phenomenon” than what is seen in COVID-19–related ARDS, experts noted in a recent commentary.
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Opinion
Overcoming COVID-related stress
April 21, 2020
As a department chief managing during this crisis, everyone greets me sympathetically: “This must be so stressful for you! Are you doing OK?” “Um, I’m great,” I answer contritely. Yes, this is hard, yet I feel fine. But why? Shouldn’t I be fretting t...
