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Covid-19 : the essentials of prevention and treatment
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- Creator
- Jie-Ming Qu, Bin Cao and Rong-Chang Chen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- San Diego : Elsevier, 2020
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (116 pages)
- data file
- ISBNs
- 0128242515, 9780128242513, 9780128240038, 9780128240038
- OCLC
- on1202466669
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Intro -- COVID-19: The Essentials of Prevention and Treatment -- Copyright -- Contents -- Author information -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: Respiratory virus and COVID-19 -- 1. Overview of respiratory viruses -- 2. Etiology of COVID-19 -- 3. Transmission of COVID-19 -- Chapter 2: Pathogenesis of COVID-19 -- 1. Are there any special concerns on COVID-19 and its pathogenesis? -- 2. SARS-CoV-2 infection and cardiac injury -- 3. Other injuries -- 4. What is the role of cytokine release storm triggered by pathogens in severe and critical cases of COVID-19?
- 5. Invading organs and virus-induced infections -- Chapter 3: Clinical features of COVID-19 -- 1. Clinical manifestation -- 2. Abnormal findings of laboratory tests -- 3. Abnormalities and features in imaging -- Chapter 4: Diagnosis of COVID-19 -- 1. Diagnosis -- 1.1. Definition of suspected case -- 1.2. Definition of confirmed case -- 1.3. Clinical diagnosis -- 2. Etiological test -- 2.1. Respiratory tract virus detection -- 2.2. Nucleic acid detection for SARS-CoV-2 -- 2.3. Problems and troubleshooting in PCR testing -- 2.4. Antibody detection assay for SARS-CoV-2 -- 3. Severity evaluation
- 4. Differential diagnosis -- 5. Cases reporting procedure -- 6. Exclusion of cases -- Chapter 5: Treatment of COVID-19 -- 1. Site of care -- 2. General care -- 3. Antivirals -- 4. Glucocorticoids -- 5. Respiratory support -- 5.1. General principles -- 5.2. HFNC -- 5.3. Noninvasive mechanical ventilation -- 5.4. Invasive mechanical ventilation -- 5.4.1. The lung protective ventilation strategy should be strictly enforced -- 5.4.2. FiO2 is initially set at 100% -- 5.5. ECMO -- 5.6. Respiratory support and respiratory therapists in the treatment of severely and critically ill patients
- 6. Convalescent plasma therapy -- 7. Cytokine-targeted therapy -- 8. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment -- 9. Antibacterial treatment -- 10. Standards for discontinuation of isolation and hospital discharge -- Chapter 6: Prevention and disease control of COVID-19 -- 1. Principles -- 2. Use of personal protective equipment -- 2.1. Selection of PPE -- 2.2. Use of masks -- 2.3. Use of gloves -- 2.4. Use of goggles and protective face shields/face screens -- 2.5. Use of gowns and protective clothing
- 2.6. The procedure for wearing protective articles when entering and leaving the isolation ward is as follows -- 3. Nosocomial infection control -- 3.1. Collecting and processing laboratory samples of patients with suspected COVID-19 -- 4. Fangcang shelter hospitals/temporary treatment centers -- 5. Disease control on a community level -- 5.1. Use information and communication technology to get ahead of prevention and control -- 5.2. Improve the effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment with information technology -- 5.3. Construction of prevention and control platform -- 6. Vaccine development -- Chapter 7: Better understanding and control of new coronavirus infection