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[Preprint] Effect of Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary Report
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCEffect of Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Preliminary Report – medRxiv
Article press release from a few days ago: Dexamethasone Reduces Death by Up to One Third in Patients with Severe COVID-19
Related Commentary on Twitter
Kudos to @MartinLandray and team, including all patients, practitioners, administrators, funders & researchers. Amazing study. This is the new standard about how to move quickly, thoughtfully and effectively in research. Now @medrxivpreprint. Pls comment. https://t.co/0MBY13Uxvc pic.twitter.com/fFx3166nCJ
— Harlan Krumholz (@hmkyale) June 22, 2020
Updated: IDSA Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:45h | UTC
IDSA has just released updates to its COVID-19 Treatment and Management Guidelines. New recommendations have been made on the use of #remdesivir, #hydroxychloroquine, hydroxychloroquine + #azithromycin, #convalescentplasma for treatment & #famotidine. 📄 https://t.co/H4KGct57fZ pic.twitter.com/hUuU1aYS4r
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) June 23, 2020
A Compendium Answering 150 Questions on COVID‐19 and SARS‐CoV‐2
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:38h | UTCA compendium answering 150 questions on COVID‐19 and SARS‐CoV‐2 – Allergy
Position Paper for the State-of-the-Art Application of Respiratory Support in Patients with COVID-19
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:40h | UTC
CDC Report: Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Caused Reduced Use of Emergency Departments for Acute Life-Threatening Conditions
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:27h | UTCCommentary: The COVID-19 Pandemic Kept Thousands of People From Getting Urgent Medical Care, CDC Says – TIME
What is the Evidence to Support the 2-meter Social Distancing Rule to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission?
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:37h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/DrZeshanQureshi/status/1275035326503944193
Review: Ethics for Surgeons During the COVID-19 Pandemic
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:31h | UTCEthics for surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic, review article – Annals of Medicine and Surgery
AHA/AMA Joint Policy Statement: Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:24h | UTC
Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use: A Practical Guide to Common Clinical Challenges
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:19h | UTC
Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-based Recommendations: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:22h | UTC
Podcast: Interstitial Lung Disease
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:16h | UTC#221 Interstitial Lung Disease with Erin Narewski DO – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Drug Dosing in the Critically ill Obese Patient—A Focus on Sedation, Analgesia, and Delirium
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:15h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
#CritCare #OpenAccess https://t.co/AXi5FOLBAC#Drug_dosing recommendations are often based on patients with normal body habitus. What about #pharmacokinetics of critically ill #obese patients?#FOAMed #FOAMcc #BMC #ICU @jlvincen @ISICEM #obesity #pain #agitation #delirium pic.twitter.com/QMWEmeyDpX
— Critical Care (@Crit_Care) June 23, 2020
Review: Imaging Diagnosis of Metastatic Breast Cancer
23 Jun, 2020 | 08:13h | UTCImaging diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer – Insights into Imaging
Study: Coronavirus Antibodies Can Disappear After a Few Months
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:46h | UTCClinical and immunological assessment of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections – Nature Medicine
Commentaries: Chinese study: Antibodies in COVID-19 patients fade quickly – CIDRAP AND Coronavirus antibodies may disappear 2 to 3 months after people recover, a new study found – Business Insider AND New insights can change everything we know about coronavirus antibodies – BGR – News Beezer AND Expert reaction to study looking at the immune response of 37 asymptomatic people with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection – Science Media Centre AND You May Have Antibodies After Coronavirus Infection. But Not for Long – The New York Times
NIH Halts Clinical Trial of Hydroxychloroquine
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:44h | UTCNIH halts clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine – NIH News Releases
Opinion: COVID-19 Evidence is Lacking for 2 Meter Distancing
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:42h | UTCCOVID-19 Evidence is lacking for 2 meter distancing – CEBM Oxford
Related: One metre or two? The science behind social distancing – The Conversation AND Scientists report flaws in WHO-funded study on 2-metre distancing – The Guardian
COVID-19 Clinical Guidance for Pediatric Patients with Rheumatic Disease
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:38h | UTCNews Release: COVID-19: ACR issues draft pediatric guidance – Medicine Matters
Covid-19: Another Study Shows ACEI/ARB Use is Not Associated with Increased Mortality Risk
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:40h | UTCEditorial: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Inhibitors and Susceptibility to and Severity of COVID-19 – JAMA
Clinical Guidance for Pediatric Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with SARS-CoV-2 and Hyperinflammation in COVID-19
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:37h | UTC
Characteristics Associated with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and Resuscitations During the Covid-19 Pandemic in New York City
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:33h | UTCEditorial: Heroism in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Related Commentary on Twitter
A doubling (and >4X at peak) of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, with 90% of leading to deaths, in New York City during its #COVID19 outbreak @JAMACardio https://t.co/PbtzAvCoNY likely reflects collateral damage—fear of medical attention (covid & cardiac) + direct heart impact pic.twitter.com/jJwF1hF61T
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 19, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Infants Less than 90 Days Old
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:36h | UTCSARS-CoV-2 Infection in Infants Less than 90 Days Old – Journal of Pediatrics
Commentary: Babies with COVID-19 tend to have mild illness, mostly with fever – MedicalXpress
Systematic Review: COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Consequences
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:31h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19 may have consequences for mental health – University of Copenhagen
Feasibility and Physiological Effects of Prone Positioning in Non-intubated Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure due to COVID-19
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:34h | UTCCommentaries: Prone positioning in non-intubated patients with COVID-19: raising the bar – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine AND Prone position ups oxygenation in patients with severe COVID-19 – MedicalXpress
Related: Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (related study and guideline) AND Awake prone positioning in COVID-19 – Thorax
Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfunction in Coronavirus Disease 2019
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:29h | UTC
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Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfunction #COVID19
This survey study published @JAMANetwork of 204 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 found that taste reduction was present in 55.4% of patients, whereas smell reduction was present in 41.7% of patientshttps://t.co/aQ45uD6GAD— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) June 18, 2020
Procedural Sedation in the COVID-19 Era
21 Jun, 2020 | 23:30h | UTCProcedural sedation in the COVID-19 era – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine