Down syndrome tied to 10 times the risk of COVID-19 death
Down syndrome tied to 10 times the risk of COVID-19 death – CIDRAP Original study: COVID-19 Mortality Risk in Down Syndrome: Results From a Cohort Study Of 8 Million Adults – Annals of Internal Medicine
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Randomized trial: Convalescent plasma ineffective for patients hospitalized with Covid-19
Convalescent plasma in the management of moderate covid-19 in adults in India: open label phase II multicentre randomised controlled trial (PLACID Trial) – The BMJ Editorial: Convalescent plasma is ineffective for covid-19 – The BMJ Commentary on Twitter Just published @bmj_latest: A randomized trial of convalescent plasma for moderate covidhttps://t.co/dUvEMFSLHGNo benefit. It was underpowered […]
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ATS Conference coverage: Many patients prescribed home oxygen after an acute COPD exacerbation no longer meet the criteria two to three months later
Breathing easier from hospital to home – ACP Internist
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Imaging features and differential diagnoses of non-neoplastic diffuse mediastinal diseases
Imaging features and differential diagnoses of non-neoplastic diffuse mediastinal diseases – Insights into Imaging
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New calculator predicts risk of hospital admission and mortality from coronavirus 19 in adults
Living risk prediction algorithm (QCOVID) for risk of hospital admission and mortality from coronavirus 19 in adults: national derivation and validation cohort study – The BMJ See calculator: QCovid® risk calculator Commentary on Twitter A new "living" high quality prediction model for #COVID19 risk for hospitalization and mortality: top 20% risk accounted for 94% […]
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Randomized trial: Tocilizumab does not improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with Covid-19
Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19 – New England Journal of Medicine Commentary: Tocilizumab doesn’t ease symptoms or prevent death in moderately ill COVID-19 inpatients – Massachusetts General Hospital
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Podcast: Approach to shortness of breath
#236 Physical Exam Series: Approach to Shortness of Breath – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
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Studies point to big drop in COVID-19 death rates
Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates – NPR
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Studies offer little hope for Tocilizumab in treating COVID
Studies offer little hope for tocilizumab in treating COVID – CIDRAP See studies: Association Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 – JAMA Internal Medicine AND Effect of Tocilizumab vs Standard Care on Clinical Worsening in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine […]
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Meta-analysis: The association of D-dimers with mortality, intensive care unit admission or ARDS in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
The association of D-dimers with mortality, intensive care unit admission or acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a systematic review and meta-analysis – Heart & Lung
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