COVID-19 by Cases

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword A -- Foreword B -- Foreword C -- Preface -- Disclaimer -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- Co-Editors -- List of Authors -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction and Basic Science of COVID-19 -- Introduction -- Discussion -- Early Timeline (December 2019 - March 2020) -- Disease Presentation -- Disease Severity -- Simulated Case Reviews -- Case 1. Mild Case -- Case 2. Severe Case -- Case 3. Critical Case -- Asymptomatic Rate -- Fatality -- Virology -- Transmission -- The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System: An Entry Point -- Asymptomatic Phase -- Invasion and Infection of the Upper Respiratory Tract -- The Immune System Response -- Oxidative Stress: A Mechanism for Tissue Dysfunction -- Endothelial Dysfunction: A Bridge to Poor Outcomes -- Assessing Endothelial Dysfunction: Predicting Outcomes -- Thrombosis: A Catastrophic Complication -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Acute Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Introduction -- Simulated Case Reviews -- Case 1. Mild Case -- Case 2. Severe Case -- Case 3. Critical Case -- Discussion -- Acute Severe Illness with Hypoxia -- Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin: Early Pandemic Therapeutics -- Sarilumab, Tocilizumab -- Remdesivir (GS-5734) -- Convalescent Plasma -- Corticosteroids -- Anticoagulation -- Zinc, Copper, and Manganese -- Vitamin C -- Vitamin D -- N-Acetylcysteine -- Antibody and Antigen Testing -- Case Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Airway Management and Acute Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 -- Introduction -- Simulated Case Review -- Supplemental and Non-Invasive Oxygen Management -- Decision to Intubate and Care for the Intubated Patient -- Ventilator Management in COVID-19 -- Extubating Patients with COVID-19 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in COVID-19..

Medienart:

E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

©2021

Erschienen:

New York: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated ; 2021

©2021

Reihe:

New Developments in Medical Research Ser.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rajaram, Sujanthy [VerfasserIn]

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ebookcentral.proquest.com [lizenzpflichtig]

ISBN:

978-1-68507-262-9

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1 online resource (474 pages)

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

1776414810