Daily Archives: April 3, 2020
Temporary Emergency Guidance to US Stroke Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:20h | UTCNews Release: Interim guidance issued on stroke care during COVID-19 pandemic – American Heart Association
Fri April 03 – 10 Stories of The Day!
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:23h | UTC
News Release: Interim guidance issued on stroke care during COVID-19 pandemic – American Heart Association
News Release: Interim guidance for pediatric resuscitation care to reduce COVID-19 transmission – American Heart Association
“After considering that, all we can do ventilating these patients is “buying time” with minimum additional damage: the lowest possible PEEP and gentle ventilation. We need to be patient.”
Commentaries: Universal BCG vaccination and protection against COVID-19: critique of an ecological study – Nature Microbiology Community AND A Vaccine From The 1920s Is Now Being Tested For Use Against The Coronavirus Pandemic – Forbes AND Nations with Mandatory TB Vaccines Show Fewer Coronavirus Deaths
6 – COVID-19: infection prevention and control – Public Health England
7 – COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps
- COVID-19 contact tracing apps: 8 privacy questions governments should ask – Imperial College London
- In Germany, High Hopes For New COVID-19 Contact Tracing App That Protects Privacy – NPR
- Covid-19 spreads too fast for traditional contact tracing. New digital tools could help – STAT
- Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing – Science
8 – How Hospitals Can Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers From COVID-19 – Medium
9 – Complete GUIDE to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Patients – POCUS 101
Related: Proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasound for COVID‐19 patients; a simple, quantitative, reproducible method – Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine AND Findings of lung ultrasonography of novel corona virus pneumonia during the 2019–2020 epidemic – Intensive Care Medicine AND Can Lung US Help Critical Care Clinicians in the Early Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia? – Radiology AND Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound findings in novel coronavirus disease-19 pnemoniae: a case report and potential applications during COVID-19 outbreak – European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences AND ACEP Guideline on COVID-19: Ultrasound Machine and Transducer Cleaning
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 03 April 2020 Edition
03 April 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
EASL Position Paper: Care of Patients with Liver Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:16h | UTCCare of patients with liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: EASL-ESCMID Position Paper – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) AND News Release: Patients with advanced liver disease and transplant recipients require specific care during COVID-19 – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
Interim Guidance for Healthcare Providers Caring for Pediatric Patients to Reduce COVID-19 transmission
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:18h | UTCNews Release: Interim guidance for pediatric resuscitation care to reduce COVID-19 transmission – American Heart Association
[Preprint] Observational Study: Countries with Universal BCG Vaccination Policy May Have Reduced Morbidity and Mortality for COVID-19
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:13h | UTCCommentaries: Universal BCG vaccination and protection against COVID-19: critique of an ecological study – Nature Microbiology Community AND A Vaccine From The 1920s Is Now Being Tested For Use Against The Coronavirus Pandemic – Forbes AND Nations with Mandatory TB Vaccines Show Fewer Coronavirus Deaths
Opinion: Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:14h | UTC“After considering that, all we can do ventilating these patients is “buying time” with minimum additional damage: the lowest possible PEEP and gentle ventilation. We need to be patient.”
Guide to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Patients
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:02h | UTCComplete GUIDE to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Patients – POCUS 101
Related: Proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasound for COVID‐19 patients; a simple, quantitative, reproducible method – Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine AND Findings of lung ultrasonography of novel corona virus pneumonia during the 2019–2020 epidemic – Intensive Care Medicine AND Can Lung US Help Critical Care Clinicians in the Early Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia? – Radiology AND Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound findings in novel coronavirus disease-19 pnemoniae: a case report and potential applications during COVID-19 outbreak – European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences AND ACEP Guideline on COVID-19: Ultrasound Machine and Transducer Cleaning
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:09h | UTC- COVID-19 contact tracing apps: 8 privacy questions governments should ask – Imperial College London
- In Germany, High Hopes For New COVID-19 Contact Tracing App That Protects Privacy – NPR
- Covid-19 spreads too fast for traditional contact tracing. New digital tools could help – STAT
- Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing – Science
How Hospitals Can Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers From COVID-19
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:04h | UTCHow Hospitals Can Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers From COVID-19 – Medium
Related Commentary on Twitter
It's not just the missing masks in hospitals. Here's some lessons learned from countries that suffered the 1st wave of #COVID19 to protect the #healthcare workforcehttps://t.co/u6rSX8dlEw@realSharonZhou @RoseLikeTheFlwr @ronlivs @AndrewYNg pic.twitter.com/173iJYtWEi
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 2, 2020
UK Guidance on Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:11h | UTCCOVID-19: infection prevention and control – Public Health England
Guidance: Allocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency
3 Apr, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCAllocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency – University of Pittsburg
Commentary: A system to allocate scarce ventilators and ICU beds gains traction for not counting any group out – STAT
ASCO Guideline: Systemic Therapy for Melanoma
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:57h | UTCSystemic Therapy for Melanoma: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology
More on the Use of Face Masks by the Public
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:58h | UTC- Opinion: Wearing Masks Must Be a National Policy – The New York Times
- Coronavirus: Expert panel to assess face mask use by public – BBC
- Expert comment clarifying situation with face masks and WHO – Science Media Centre
- Should Everyone Wear A Mask In Public? Maybe—But It’s Complicated – Forbes
- White House expected to recommend Americans wear cloth masks to prevent coronavirus spread – STAT
Podcast: How to Create an Online Curriculum for Medical Education
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:55h | UTCSee also: Episode List
Update on Treatment of Clostridioides Difficile Infection
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:53h | UTCUpdate on Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Podcast: A Practical Approach to Lymphadenopathy
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:54h | UTC#202 LIVE! Lymphadenopathy: Taking Your Lumps – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
See also: Episode List
Opioids in Older Adults: Indications, Prescribing, Complications, and Alternative Therapies for Primary Care
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:52h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Comparative Weight Loss with Popular Diets
3 Apr, 2020 | 03:50h | UTCEditorial: Comparative weight loss with popular diets