If you aren't already, you might check out the YouTube channel MedCram. He getA into some more technical stuff.
Irwin M. Fletcher said:
Doctor just curious as to why you think Zithromax helped more in these patients? It is an antibiotic so is there some type of bacterial component to this?
Reveille said:Well said this is exactly the case!!! I understand most of the public is not well versed in interpreting medical information and studies can be very misleading. But it will take much larger sample sizes with a randomized sample before we can make any conclusions. I also have RA and SLE patients that need these medications to function on a daily basis.Dr. Not Yet Dr. Ag said:Exsurge Domine said:gigemJTH12 said:
If this is true...how quickly can it be over? How much of that stuff do we have?
It's a peer reviewed paper showing 100% efficacy in 40 patients. Seems like a big deal. I don't know about HCQ but I think azithromyacin is just a z-pack which is pretty common. I think HCQ is plaquenil which is common as well
Unfortunately we cannot make any inferences based on this study given that it was non-randomized and had such low numbers. Azithromycin was added if the treating physician thought necessary; however, this would imply that there was a functional difference in clinical presentation in patients that received azithromycin. This possibly means that patients that received it were further along in their disease course which could also explain why they had quicker clearance of viral load. It could also mean that those that were more symptomatic had a greater immune response which might have lead to quicker viral load clearance, as well. It is impossible to tell without randomization.
While HCQ therapy is promising, it should not be promoted as a cure until efficacy can be determined. I would hate for all my SLE and RA patients to be out of their clinically proven medication due to a shortage based on in vitro studies and unpublished, non-randomized trials.
Cepe said:
I'm curious on your thoughts if this was here a year earlier.
About a year ago at this time, my father who is 83 now became very ill and was tested multiple times for the flu, which came back negative. His breathing continued to deteriorate so that my mother had to rush him to the doctor. They put him on 2X respiratory treatments a day and he used his C-PAP at night. The final test came back that he had a coronavirus but that is as far as we chased it thinking common cold.
He was in bad shape for about 4-6 weeks and lost about 15 pounds that he couldn't afford to lose. It caused a rash over most of his body and it took about a full year for him to fully recover.
Then, I read this article and I began to wonder. . . .
https://medium.com/@justin_hart/has-cornavirus-been-here-all-along-13b414a3bea6
Is it possible this was around a while and he had it? Is it possible to test someone after the fact to determine what strain they had?
Thanks,
It has been used for all the connective tissue diseases like lupus, RA, etc.McCoveysCove said:
Hydrochloroquine also used for RA (rheumatoid Arthritis) correct?
3rd Generation Ag said:
I am getting out the tens unit. It helps with my pain and I have totally stopped my asprin, alieve and advil. Hopefully there is no relation to this and the virus.
I also take one Turmeric daily. Should I also stop that?
There are 4 human corona viruses that circulate through the population regularly. The tests that are used to identify those corona viruses are very specific and would have been able to identify strain and would have given a strange result if it was a novel virus, either not detecting at all or begin a clear indication of a novel strain that would have triggered all kinds of studies by the CDC. Your father did not have SARS CoV2.Cepe said:
I'm curious on your thoughts if this was here a year earlier.
About a year ago at this time, my father who is 83 now became very ill and was tested multiple times for the flu, which came back negative. His breathing continued to deteriorate so that my mother had to rush him to the doctor. They put him on 2X respiratory treatments a day and he used his C-PAP at night. The final test came back that he had a coronavirus but that is as far as we chased it thinking common cold.
He was in bad shape for about 4-6 weeks and lost about 15 pounds that he couldn't afford to lose. It caused a rash over most of his body and it took about a full year for him to fully recover.
Then, I read this article and I began to wonder. . . .
https://medium.com/@justin_hart/has-cornavirus-been-here-all-along-13b414a3bea6
Is it possible this was around a while and he had it? Is it possible to test someone after the fact to determine what strain they had?
Thanks,
cocopuff said:
(Cross-post from Varsity). The standard definition of a fever seems to be 100.4 or higher, which I assume is based on the "normal" temperature of 98.6. My normal temperature is 97.9... how do I correctly calculate what constitutes as a fever for me?
Right now, my temperature reading is 99.7... if my normal were 98.6, then I'd have a 100.4 temp, no? Or am I thinking about this incorrectly?
I do have a couple of other symptoms in common with the Coronavirus, but none of the doctors I have talked with seemed to take my temp seriously, which has ranged from 99.3-99.8 for three days (I work in the medical industry so I regularly communicate with doctors; I'm currently self-quarantining, though I don't think I have the virus).
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
cocopuff said:
(Cross-post from Varsity). The standard definition of a fever seems to be 100.4 or higher, which I assume is based on the "normal" temperature of 98.6. My normal temperature is 97.9... how do I correctly calculate what constitutes as a fever for me?
Right now, my temperature reading is 99.7... if my normal were 98.6, then I'd have a 100.4 temp, no? Or am I thinking about this incorrectly?
I do have a couple of other symptoms in common with the Coronavirus, but none of the doctors I have talked with seemed to take my temp seriously, which has ranged from 99.3-99.8 for three days (I work in the medical industry so I regularly communicate with doctors; I'm currently self-quarantining, though I don't think I have the virus).
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
dtuckboi said:
My son is a healthy 22 year old with Type 1 diabetes. He's frustrated that his mom and I have asked him to self-quarantine for a while and not work his part time job at HEB in online grocery fulfillment. Are we being overly cautious or does his young age help make up for his underlying condition?
McCoveysCove said:
How is this virus trending this afternoon in the USA and in Texas? is it stabilizing or expanding? Im sorry I am working and have not been up to date since 1pm
tmaggie50 said:
Is diarrhea a confirmed symptom of Covid? Asking for a friend.
TAMUallen said:tmaggie50 said:
Is diarrhea a confirmed symptom of Covid? Asking for a friend.
According to this, 29% with diarrhea
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-digestive-symptoms-diarrhea-almost-half-of-patients/
Basically isolation to prevent others from getting sick. In this case the parents should probably wear a mask when in the room with the sick child to keep from getting it. I would recommend getting a pulse ox to measure oxygen level if the children are old enough to use it. If signs of respiratory trouble, such as seeing ribs and neck veins when you breath, breathing hard or fast or oxygen level dropping than they should get to a children's hospital as soon as possible.VaultingChemist said:
I live in a small town with fewer than 7000 people. There are two children in a daycare that have tested positive for Covid-19. What advice would you recommend for the (1) parents of the infected children and (2) the parents of the other children in the daycare?
Something to keep in mind when looking at the virus numbers:McCoveysCove said:
How is this virus trending this afternoon in the USA and in Texas? is it stabilizing or expanding? Im sorry I am working and have not been up to date since 1pm