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Although in electronic media many predictions about COVID-19 abound, is there a scientific prediction when the this pandemic would die down? Would this time come when it has affected 50-70% of the...
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I am asking this question because it has been found that patient who were later confirmed positive for COVID-19 infection were initially declared negative. Similarly, patient who, after declared...
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In a study of patients with COVD-19, 93% of severe and critically ill patients had hypokalemia. Could this be contributing to increased mortality in such patients due to risk of fatal arrhythmias?
21 March 2020 3,383 5 View
This question is arising as those patients with asymptomatic, mild or moderate COVID-19 are recovering. Is the degree of immunity dependent on: 1. Severity of the disease 2. IgG titer in the...
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CDC now recommends the general public to use cloth face-coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19. It is even giving instructions how to make one (1). To encourage this the females are even...
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Patients who recover from COVID-19 or remain asymptomatic despite a definite contact with a SARS-CoV-2 infection proven by testing have been shown to produce specific IgM and IgG antibodies...
01 January 1970 8,064 12 View
As the COVID-19 pandemic is stetting new records in number of documented cases and deaths all over the globe, medical and non-medical journals as well as media are fast-tracking the publication...
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Being at the forefront of the workforce to assess, test, and treat people at risk of or confirmed cases of COVID-19, do you think that you (as a doctor, nurse, medical technician, or support...
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