Tag: infection
In the Fight to Treat Coronavirus, Your Lungs Are a Battlefield
Ventilators have become the single most important piece of medical equipment for critically ill coronavirus patients whose damaged lungs prevent them from getting enough oxygen to vital organs. The machines work by forcing... read more
Rapid Development of an Inactivated Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in an unprecedented public health crisis. There are currently no SARS-CoV-2-specific... read more
Pathological Inflammation in Patients with COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2 has led to more than 200,000 deaths worldwide. Several studies have now established that the hyperinflammatory response induced by SARS-CoV-2 is a major cause of disease... read more
Give that Febrile Patient a Blanket!
The practice of not allowing patients with a fever to have a blanket is predicated on the intriguing and complex scientific relationship between body temperature and medical outcomes. We know that an elevated temperature... read more
50 Studies Every Intensivist Should Know
50 Studies Every Intensivist Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of critical care medicine. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including: sedation and analgesia, resuscitation,... read more
Let’s Save Some Lives: A Doctor’s Journey Into the Pandemic
There is no hope of outrunning the suffering that has settled into the hospital and the world around it, so Andrew Ibrahim laces up his blue waterproof sneakers and walks. In the time it has taken the daffodils to poke... read more
30 Days as a Medical Resident in New York City
The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped everyone's lives. But for health-care workers, the impact of covid-19 is felt acutely, tragically, every day. To capture the lived reality of this, we asked Shaoli Chaudhuri, 29,... read more
The Fight Against COVID-19 Threatens to Cause Collateral Health Damage
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention. By one estimate 70,000 Americans will die in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a shocking number, of course, but it is far fewer... read more
On the Front Lines in Fight Against COVID-19
As a worldwide pandemic washes over the St. Louis region, the Washington University Medical Campus is eerily quiet. Most visitors, students, staff and research faculty are no longer on campus. Limited patients come to its... read more
COVID-19 Patients with Respiratory Failure: What Can We Learn From Aviation Medicine?
Patients with COVID-19 may present to hospitals and emergency medical services with an atypical form of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Although anecdotal, a common clinical pattern has emerged, with a remarkable... read more
Nationwide System to Centralize Decisions Around ECMO Use for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in Japan
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading in Japan. The number of patients who need extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is expected to increase; however, the clinical characteristics of the patients... read more
Lessons From Ebola and Cholera Could Help Us Get Out of This Sooner
Two front-line emergency physicians recommend three specific and immediate interventions that can help stop COVID-19 here in the U.S. They are easy and inexpensive, and each of us with our friends, family, and neighbors—both... read more
Constantly Shifting Strategies for COVID-19
We are all learning as we go, but we are seeing more than 200 COVID-19 patients every day in our emergency department in Queens, NY, and this is what we are doing to evaluate and treat patients, keep everyone safe, and boost... read more
PPE for Both Anesthesiologists and Other Airway Managers
Healthcare providers are facing a coronavirus disease pandemic. This pandemic may last for many months, stressing the Canadian healthcare system in a way that has not previously been seen. Keeping healthcare providers safe,... read more
