Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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A Simple, Color-Coded, Illustrated COPD Action Plan Simplifies Symptom Care
Case managers working with COPD patients could benefit from sharing a simplified, color-coded action plan. One new plan includes symbols as well as color codes, and explains symptom management, the proper use of rescue inhalers or nebulizer treatment, and relevant comorbidities to consider, including diabetes, heart failure, anxiety, depression, and kidney disease. -
Managing Staff Shortages and Improving Collaboration in Case Management
As the issue of staffing needs in the case management world — and the medical field at large — continues, many systems are considering how they can make the most of a difficult situation. -
Cardiology Groups Standardize COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment Definitions
Guide provides clinicians with uniform information on symptom recognition, risk factors, testing, and more.
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Outpatient Management of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major public health concern. The availability of new therapies, as well as their use, continues to be shrouded in confusion. This discussion provides a brief clinical overview of COVID-19, followed by a focus on outpatient management and therapy based on our current understanding and available therapies.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
How Much Should Injectable Cabotegravir for PrEP Cost? Asymptomatic COVID Infection in Healthcare Workers
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Getting to the NBA Finals by COVID-19 Vaccine Boosting
Vaccine booster doses were highly effective in preventing infection, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in National Basketball Association players and staff.
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CMS May Suppress Data on Complications in Hospitals
CMS is planning to suppress data on many dangerous medical and surgical complications in hospitals because data from the COVID-19 era may be unreliable. The plan would suppress data on sepsis, kidney harm, deep bedsores, lung collapse, and many other measures. -
Leapfrog Data Show Safety Declines in Pandemic Era
Recent patient experience data suggest the pandemic caused declines in some patient safety-related measures. Poor communication is a common theme. -
Ethics of Lung Transplantation in COVID-19
This article will explore the history and epidemiology of lung transplantation and discuss its application and ethics in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An Epic Battle: SARS-CoV-2 vs. the Human Immune System
Penny Moore, PhD, an HIV researcher for about two decades, has redeployed much of her research to measure humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination.