Key Aspects of Treatment
Key Aspects of Treatment Introduction Having a plan and taking action are key aspects of helping people manage their diabetes. It is also important to recognize that, because diabetes is…
Initial Approach to the Patient
Initial Approach to the Patient Introduction Receiving a diagnosis of diabetes is life changing and usually overwhelming. Helping patients get off to a strong start and establishing a treatment plan…
Vaccine Basics and the Development and Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines
Historical Introduction to Vaccines At the end of 2019, a novel human pathogen was first identified in China and resulted in a pandemic that posed the greatest infectious threat that…
Novel Therapeutic Targets for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Factors That Affect Therapy for Treatment of COVID-19 Symptoms Symptoms of COVID-19 are many , ; some of them are as mild as those of normal influenza and others quite…
Therapeutics for COVID-19
Evolution of Therapeutic Approaches The deadly novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), spread like wildfire across the entire world in the…
COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System
OUTLINE Epidemiology of Cardiac Injury From COVID-19, 137 History of Cardiovascular Effects From SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV, 138 Pathophysiology and Potential Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Injury From COVID-19, 138 Renin-Angiotensin System, 138…
COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents
Coronavirus Infections in Children and Adolescents Coronaviruses are enveloped single-stranded RNA viruses comprising four genera: alpha, beta, gamma, and delta. They infect humans and animals and were first described in…
COVID-19: Emergency Medicine Perspectives
OUTLINE Introduction, 268 Clinical Manifestations, 268 History, 269 Physical Examination, 269 Pulmonary, 269 Ear, Nose, and Throat, 269 Neurological, 269 Gastrointestinal, 269 Diagnostic Workup and Investigation, 269 Laboratory Evaluation, 269…
Psychiatric Manifestations of COVID-19
Introduction Neuropsychiatric sequelae of viral infections have been described in the literature and are well known from studies of influenza pandemics , , human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, and viral…
Impact of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection on the Fetus and Newborn
History of Perinatal Coronavirus Infections Before the worldwide pandemic, data on coronavirus infection in pregnancy were limited despite two previous large epidemics. A 2020 systematic review and meta-analysis found only…
