Re: Clinical findings in a group of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) outside of Wuhan, China: retrospective case series
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Autopsy for pneumonia (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2)
How are you handling autopsies (especially for pneumonia), in the context of COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2? I worry about infected patients without a diagnosis of COVID-19.
Of note, here are CDC's guidelines:
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.
www.cdc.gov
Postmortem activities should be conducted with a focus on a...
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 28, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Path of Most Resistance Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Re: Clinical findings in a group of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) outside of Wuhan, China: retrospective case series
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Source: BMJ Comments - February 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
What's the ER doc's role in epidemiology?
Have any of y'all thought about this? For example, if someone comes into the ED with flu like symptoms, in the middle of flu season, and is an otherwise young and healthy individuals, I see no utility in testing for the flu (I'm also not a fan of Tamiflu for non-high risk populations), so it's usually just r/o something like a pneumonia, reassurance, doctor's note, and OTC symptom control.
But with these periodic outbreaks of things like SARS, MERS, this novel corona virus, or even failed...
What's the ER doc's role in epidemiology? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 24, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: bigtruckguy3500 Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
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