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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
SARS-CoV-2, the virus ... causing COVID-19 ... #Coronavirus #SARS-CoV ... Pharmacology #Treatment #Virus ... #Antiviral #Management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Nomenclature (NOT "Wuhan Virus ... ") • Infection ... : Coronavirus Disease ... COVID-19 • Virus ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 - How does it affect you? 
Gas Exchange 
Each sac of air, or alveolus, is
COVID-19 - How does ... Viral Infection ... , allowing the virus ... copies of the virus ... #Pathophysiology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
, Epstein-Barr virus ... immunodeficiency virus ... HIV), and Zika virus ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... like illnesses, COVID ... 19 - Zika virus ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Remdesivir (GS-5734) - manufactured by Gilead Sciences
Remdesivir blocks the replication of viruses by inserting into the
Coronavirus enters ... replication of the virus ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology ... #COVID19 #SARSCOV2 ... #Coronavirus
How does the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV2019) compare to Ebola, SARS, MERS? Cases and Deaths
Weighing diseases
the 2019 Novel Coronavirus ... terms of known infections ... Ebola virus (Identified ... 813 deaths MERS coronavirus ... deaths #cases #COVID19
Swiss Cheese Model for Respiratory Virus Defense
Physical Distance
Ventilation
Masks
Hand Hygiene
Fast and Sensitive Testing
Contact Tracing
Surface Cleaning

- Ian Mackay,
for Respiratory Virus ... Model #prevention #virus ... #coronavirus #covid19 ... #management
Isolation vs Quarantine - What's the Difference?
Isolation:
 • Used for: People with confirmed or suspected COVID-19
the person from infecting ... could have the virus ... identify early symptoms ... indications #Difference #coronavirus ... #covid19 #management
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
findings • Polio Virus ... Fecal-oral route, virus ... shock • Mumps Virus ... cases • Measles Virus ... Varicella-Zoster Virus