Mordred said:

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Reasonably positive update today:



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Fireman said:

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You know, if you are running short on masks, you might consider working for hours with patients that have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and wearing the same mask, then working for hours with patients that do not have the disease and wear a second mask. I recognize that in normal times you get a new mask and a new pair of gloves with each new patient. Things stop being normal about 20 days ago, so you have to adapt, and doctors using 200+ masks in a single day, doesn't make much since when you seem so impassioned that masks are in short supply.

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Fireman said:

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You know, if you are running short on masks, you might consider working for hours with patients that have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and wearing the same mask, then working for hours with patients that do not have the disease and wear a second mask. I recognize that in normal times you get a new mask and a new pair of gloves with each new patient. Things stop being normal about 20 days ago, so you have to adapt, and doctors using 200+ masks in a single day, doesn't make much since when you seem so impassioned that masks are in short supply.

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tamc91 said:

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I was driving my daughter back to TX from school in North Carolina yesterday. I noticed a relatively high number of NY license plates heading west through Tennessee. Most were on nice cars and SUVs. I believe it has started with those with resources to leave.

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Builder93 said:

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Regarding the freak out over the Lenin quote: Remember, a broken clock is still right twice a day.

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tamc91 said:

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I was driving my daughter back to TX from school in North Carolina yesterday. I noticed a relatively high number of NY license plates heading west through Tennessee. Most were on nice cars and SUVs. I believe it has started with those with resources to leave.

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Aggie1946 said:

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Can someone explain what "Jaws of doomsurfing" is? No reference to this anywhere online except an obscure game.

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Builder93 said:

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Regarding the freak out over the Lenin quote: Remember, a broken clock is still right twice a day.

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Dr. Not Yet Dr. Ag said:

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KT_Ag08 said:

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Thanks again for sharing. My guess is the Doc would want the HCQ if he tested positive. I get what he is saying but until we come up with something better or prove that it isn't making any difference then it seems irresponsible to not continue treating with that cocktail.

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I'm sure many have seen my opinions on this already and disagree, but I do think it is important to remain skeptical, especially in times like these. I can't speak for Dr. Smith, but unless I am intubated and can't say otherwise, I would not want the HCQ+Zpack combo therapy unless they can get me enrolled in an RCT. Giving two QT prolonging agents together in a disease that increases incidence of Vtach/V-fib is a bad idea if there is no proven benefit. Couple that with HCQ's history of failing to demonstrate clinical efficacy in countless viruses it had shown promise in based on in vitro studies (HIV, HepC, Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika), and you can see why there are many docs right now that are a bit hesitant about its use. You have a known severe, but rare complication of the drug combo, and a low pre-test probability of efficacy. That combination should give pause to anyone considering this therapy. This is also ignoring countless people who are being treated with it for their connective tissue disorders now being unable to fill their prescriptions. Smith's comments on this are not irresponsible, they are prudent.

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