Infectious Diseases
- Cytokine storm and the prospects for immunotherapy with COVID-19
Despite gaping holes in our knowledge, treatment is evolving.
- Perioperative infection: Are we sure what to focus on?
Which immunosuppressive drugs pose the greater danger in the perioperative period: the newer biologics or corticosteroids?
- COVID-19: Coronavirus replication, pathogenesis, and therapeutic strategies
Understanding the virus and how it causes disease points the way to potential treatments.
- COVID-19 Curbside Consults at www.CCJM.org
These are tough times. This is a wicked disease. But healthcare providers are stepping up.
- Can multiple ARDS patients be ventilated with a single ventilator?
With more patients than machines, multiplex ventilation is a reasonable last resort to prevent certain death.
- What mask should I wear to protect against transmissible acute respiratory infections?
Clinical trials have not shown a direct advantage for N95 respirators vs surgical masks for many acute respiratory infections.
- The under- and overrecognized, and the elephant in the room
We internists must recognize the pine cones without losing our vision of the forest.
- Infective endocarditis: Don’t forget the ICE
A recent article did not mention intracardiac echocardiography.