For viruses? No.

Mar 26, 2020
7:29:38am

Boring Redshirt Freshman

For viruses? No.

We have very few ineffective medications to fight viruses. We generally can only offer supportive care. Best medicine is prevention of spread and vaccines where able.

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Very sobering summary of what New Orleans ER doctor is experiencing

SierraCoug Truly Addicted User

3/26/20 12:17am

Very much so.

777

3/26/20 12:46am

Sounds flu-like

Josef K

3/26/20 1:33am

Don’t 60% of healthcare workers get it?

OU Cougar

3/26/20 1:39am

Sobering take.

cougfanz

3/26/20 6:14am

Most interesting stat I hadn’t heard

Medute

3/26/20 6:31am

Makes the “no point in intubation over a certain age” argument more critical

cougfanz

3/26/20 6:47am

Wait--isnt there an awful lot that medicine can do for these folks to keep them

Goliath

3/26/20 7:07am

For viruses? No.

Boring

3/26/20 7:29am

Nope, not really. You can put some oxygen on them

Medute

3/26/20 7:35am

This Dr in New York that has treated 100s of cases seems to think there is

Goliath

3/26/20 7:49am

We have to be careful about those types of letters

Medute

3/26/20 7:54am

Agreed--I guess I would leave it as an open question as to how much medicine can

Goliath

3/26/20 7:59am

Also, I'm not sure that stat is accurate

Goliath

3/26/20 7:33am

Seattle reported 30% came off vents

Medute

3/26/20 7:37am

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Machiavelli

3/26/20 9:19am

I think they want to avoid death triaging

Hill4Heisman

3/26/20 10:48am

With all the "fit hitting the shan." Very thankful for his response.

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