COVID-19
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Oct 13 2021
POCUS for COVID-19
Spoon Feed Point of care lung ultrasound findings are associated with poor outcomes and need for hospitalization in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.Read More -
Sep 29 2021
intubateCOVID – How to Get First-Pass Success in COVID Patients
Spoon Feed When intubating COVID-19 confirmed or suspected patients, greater experience, use of RSI, use of a PAPR, and intubation in a high vs low-income country were all associated with higher first pass success.Read More -
Sep 07 2021
Do COVID Vaccines Prevent Hospitalizations?
Spoon Feed The short answer is YES. Full vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus was highly effective at preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations (87.1% effective). Vaccine efficacy was lower for immunocompromised patients (62.9% effective), and breakthrough infections were more common in patients who were older and immunocompromised.Read More -
May 20 2021
COVID Positive Febrile Infants – Do We Need SBI Workup?
Spoon Feed Febrile infants <90 days who were COVID positive had lower rates of serious bacterial infection (SBI) when compared to age and gender matched COVID negative febrile infants.Read More -
May 18 2021
ORCCA – SARS-CoV-2 Cardiac Involvement in Competitive Athletes
Spoon Feed In this large registry study, SARS-CoV-2 infection in young competitive athletes carries a low prevalence of cardiac involvement (0.5-3%) and low risk of clinical events in short-term follow-up.Read More -
Mar 15 2021
COVID-19 Silent Myocarditis – COMPETE CMR
Spoon Feed The prevalence of silent myocarditis among collegiate athletes, detected only on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was 3%.Read More -
Feb 19 2021
ECG Abnormalities in COVID-19
Spoon Feed ECG abnormalities seen in patients with COVID-19 are likely due to a combination of factors. Abnormalities most commonly include supraventricular tachycardias, specifically sinus tachycardia.Read More -
Jan 25 2021
Project COVERED – COVID-19 Prevalence in Emergency Care Workers
Spoon Feed The estimated prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among US ED healthcare personnel was 4.6%, with over 38% of those infections being undiagnosed.Read More -
Dec 25 2020
All I Want for Christmas Is You – COVID-19 Version
Spoon Feed Here are the lyrics to All I Want for Christmas Is You - COVID-19 Version. Enjoy! I hope your holidays are safe and filled with love.Read More -
Dec 23 2020
How Accurate Is COVID-19 Antibody Testing?
Spoon Feed Sensitivity and specificity of antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized patient when measured ≥14 days of illness was 97.6% and 98.8%.Read More