.@nyphospital says it has 1,651 patients who are COVID+ as of today. 25% are critically ill. 420 patients on ventilators, per morning update by leadership.
The March 22 curves
US deaths: steep slope continues and just about to hit Iran's
US case curve now highest of all, due to the recent (and very late) surge in testing
Thanks to @jburnmurdoch@FT
It's clearly a very poor outlook so far
While there has been a surge in US #COVID19 testing (> 2 months late), as tracked by @COVID19Tracking, the difference in US positive tests compared w/ South Korea is striking: 10-17% vs 3%
Indicates how very late (virus spread) we are in getting started
https://t.co/WPU2SHeGL1
Governor Newsom announced a stay at home executive order. Here's what that means:
✔️ You can still go to the grocery store
✔️ You can still purchase medical supplies
✔️ You can still go on a walk as you practice social distancing
✔️ You can still go to the gas station
BREAKING:
Major London hospital declares 'critical incident' after running out of ICU beds due to surge in Covid-19 cases
One senior director in the capital just told me - 'this is f**king petrifying'
Free to view
https://t.co/JtSzbumgxF
Time for clinicians to set standards:
I will not ask our team to intubate without proper PPE
I will not ask our team to run a code without proper PPE
Clinicians are a limited resource
#GetMePPE
Updated version of my #OnePager on ICU care for people with #COVID19 is now available. It reflects new data on mortality rate in the US and updated treatment recommendations. Visit https://t.co/a5nxKnr6Q9 for PDF or PPT versions (#OpenSource). v2.5 #covid4MDs#FOAMcc#FOAMed
Infectious disease doctors, I’ve been reading about whether COVID-19 should be treated with NSAIDs or should we use acetaminophen. Why are we treating fever at all? Fever is a good thing when you are sick.
Higher co-infection rates (>20%) in COVID19 at Stanford med. Can't rely on stepwise triage algorithm. (E.g., Patient RSV or Flu+, enough chance of COVID19 that you can't rule it out) https://t.co/gwIMyvKeh4
VERY big telehealth news
Medicare is now covering telehealth:
1) For any patient (not just rural)
2) Equal payment to standard office visits
3) In any setting (mobile phone, home etc)
4) No requirement to have seen patient in-person first
https://t.co/LQU4qUXJ8N