COVID-19 side effect: critical drugs in short supply
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2020
Demand has skyrocketed for drugs ranging from asthma inhalers and antibiotics to sedatives needed for mechanical ventilation.
Classic COVID-19 symptoms not always apparent in elderly residents
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
Fever may be blunted or absent entirely, and respiratory symptoms may also be masked or exacerbated by co-occurring disease.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, April 1
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 patients often infected with other respiratory viruses: early study … Providers trying to ‘MacGyver’ their way around COVID-19 … Doctors, hospitals, pharmacies warned not to stockpile...
Influenza tied to broad range of diagnoses, non-respiratory illness in adults
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 25, 2020
Clinicians should look beyond respiratory symptoms in suspected flu cases, and consider early antiviral treatment, say investigators.
Breathing difficulty, COPD, point to greatest risk in early-stage coronavirus
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 23, 2020
Among coronavirus symptoms, breathing difficulties are significantly tied to severe illness progression and ICU admission, say investigators.
‘Bedside criteria’ key to diagnosing pneumonia in eldercare settings, doc says
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
An infectious disease expert presents “urgently needed” guidelines for diagnosing and treating facility-acquired pneumonia.
Mystery coronavirus lands in U.S.; CDC guidance notes eldercare concerns
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 22, 2020
Federal authorities are tracking the spread of a mysterious virus that has traveled from China to the United States. Older adults are at risk.
Nursing homes residents have three-fold risk of infection after E.R. visit, study finds
Jan 24, 2012
Emergency room visits by elderly nursing home residents was linked to a three-fold risk of acute respiratory or gastrointestinal infection, a new study finds.