#Respiratory

All these covid-19 recovery stories seem to have one lesson in common: Everyone needs someone to take care of them while they ride out the effects. What will people living
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"There is no second wave." "What we are seeing now is normal for this time of the year." "Sweden did it right because they didn't go into full lockdown." "People
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Cloth masks can carry virus and in universal practice are meant to protect others from you. Here’s a simple design for one with added filter. Pull out filter, wash mask,
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A thread on antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) in #coronaviruses. While developing vaccines, treating patients with convalescent plasma, and considering immunity passports, we must first understand the complex role of antibodies in
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This tweet has gotten a lot of attention and been used by right-wing conspiracy theorists to suggest that China and the WHO were misleading or lying to the world about
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The coronavirus is characterized by obstructing respiratory pathways with thick mucus that solidifies & blocks the airways & lungs. The key to preventing/treating the virus is opening & unblocking these
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(1/3) Study of the #COVID19 outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, with follow-up of outcomes. 736 sailors with a median age of 25 years were infected. 20% were
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It truly is amazing how these things crop upVirus goes to the back burner while this shit gets burned to the groundThen we regroup for the "second wave"? Blame it
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Good morning! Today we're going to do a deep "dive" (get ready for more fish puns!) into respiratory immunology and why it's so important to study. Got any Q's? Send
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As some communities begin to lift #COVID19 stay-at-home orders, let’s talk about #masks. There is extensive evidence that masks protect you, and thus protect those around you. For example, this
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I received this circular to all staff from Great Ormond St hospital today. 73 out of 181 staff have tested positive and 318 staff members off sick. (THREAD 1) An
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THREAD: Portraits of hospital workers at @harborviewmc working on the front line of the pandemic (photographed for @reuters): This is Farnoosh Rahmani, a respiratory therapist that operates ventilators for patients
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This great thread reviews a study of 9 German patients looking for viral Sars-cov2 RNA & blood antibodies. Quick summary: •unlike SARS, high production in throat & upper respiratory tract•lots
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PUZZLE:A patient came in with urinary frequency & urgency.Here is the urinalysis.What do you suspect as the underlying cause? (I will show the answer after a dozen or so replies.)
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1/ NIH published study: N95 masks don't stop all 80nm or smaller virus, surgical masks much worse. (no scarves listed, my guess far worse)NIH published Electron microscopy studies of the
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Hi everyone, I'm a ventilator! I have just one job: to breathe when your loved one can't. I'm life support. But it's a big job, and I can't do it
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