The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

#200 COVID-19 with Paul Sax MD - Transmission, quarantine, PPE, diagnosis and management


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Practical tips and discussion of what we do and don’t know about COVID-19 transmission, testing, NSAIDs, ACE inhibitors, quarantine, treatment, personal protective equipment (PPE) and more with Paul Sax MD, @paulsaxMD (Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School). This episode is sure to go viral! Show Notes | Spotify | Swag! | Top Picks | Mailing List | [email protected]


Credits
  • Written and Produced by: Sarah Phoebe Roberts MPH; Chris Chiu MD; Beth Garbitelli; Hannah Abrams; Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH; Matthew Watto MD, FACP
  • Cover Art and Infographic by: Beth Garbitelli
  • Hosts: Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
  • Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com
  • Guest: Paul Sax MD

  • Sponsor: Cayuga


    Time Stamps
    • 00:00 Intro
    • 04:12 SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 vs. SARS, MERS, and influenza
    • 07:00 Rahul highlights areas of caution interpreting COVID cases studies
    • 12:35 Sponsor
    • 13:20 Case of cold symptoms; Wearing masks in public; Advice on self quarantine with mild symptoms
    • 18:05 Patient with mild symptoms and COVID exposure; Duration of quarantine and PCR positivity
    • 21:15 Who merits testing for COVID-19
    • 23:19 Case of confirmed COVID with mild symptoms; Instructions to patient and family about quarantine
    • 25:50 COVID-19 testing characteristics (sensitivity, false negatives); Does co-infection occur?; Advice on when to send patient to a hospital
    • 30:10 ACEIs, ARBs, NSAIDS; Is reinfection possible?
    • 32:20 Pharmacotherapy: Hydroxychloroquine, Remdesivir, Tocilizumab; Definition of the “high risk” patient; COVID-19 vaccine
    • 36:50 Case of healthcare worker (HCW) with COVID exposure; How long can COVID live on surfaces?
    • 40:20 Do exposed HCWs without symptoms require quarantine?
    • 41:30 Personal Protective equipment (PPE)
    • 45:00 COVID-19 in pregnancy
    • 47:30 COVID-19 and vulnerable patient populations (patients who are immigrants, homeless, incarcerated, etc.)
    • 50:45 Where should you get your COVID-19 information?
    • 52:30 Closing remarks and outro
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