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Today, about a month after I came off the #ventilator and 3 weeks after my hospital discharge, I had a telemedicine consultation with a pulmonologist.#coronavirus #Covid_19 #COVID19 I told him
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The first patient with COVID I admitted to the ICU was 23 years old. He was healthy, he worked at a grocery store.I saw him because he needed 100% oxygen
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In the midst of a pandemic, instead of sending needed PPE to hospitals, the federal government—“led” by @realDonaldTrump—is selling them to the highest bidder on the open market. Even if
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I keep seeing posts of how #ecom sales are inching back to pre #COVID era, consumption of @dominos_india is back on track etc etc. For those of you who are
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I've now read Michael Gove's Ditchley lecture. I'm not impressed. It contains nothing we have not heard many times before. Every government in my lifetime has started out with an
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Taking preventative measures to stop COVID-19 infection isn't just about protecting you. It's about protecting everyone who shares the same vicinity with you - anywhere you go. Those who know
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Nigerians are just hearing billions of Naira being approved for what we dont understand, South Africa has tested 47,000 people, Ghana is using drones to speed up testing, Senegal has
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As we think about unconventional spaces for ICU patients, a reflection thread on the staff we need to make this work:(Thread)- resource nurses who are the captains of the icu.
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Wrong! Vegetative state and brain death is 2 different situation.Vegetative state - a large part of the brain (carebrum) is severely damaged and typically has some brain stem function (which
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3 months to the day since my dad passed away.I was the last person in the fam to speak to him while he was still coherent. He didn’t want me
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At 250 pm I told the doctors to take my mom off the ventilator, before then at 245pm, I asked her if it was OK to let you go? She
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A COVID surge is likely in India. What might happen? A hotspot' develops in a crowded area. Thousands of patients swarm crowded hospitals , overwhelming ICUs, infecting other pts and
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Covid-19 has not disappeared in Pak; the curve has flattened temporarily, but cases will re-emerge if we are not careful.Heres what govt has done for you so far:- Reduced mortality.
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A lawyer has been appearing before Delhi High Court every single day asking that his brother in law be shifted to an ICU. Hospital says it can't because there's no
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Hello all. If you could please do me a favour. Any groups / open calls on Facebook/Instagram where you can share this message. There is no issue if my number
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With permission, we are sharing this first-hand account from a doctor currently practicing at Morristown Hospital in Morris County, NJ. READ THIS and SHARE. #CoronaVirusUpdates Written by a doctor at
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