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Month: March 2020

Coronavirus Deaths by U.S. State and Country Over Time: Daily Tracker – The New York Times

March 30, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Testing rates for the virus differ so much that the number of positive results in a given country is not…

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Posted in: General, Medical Filed under: Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

Do not fear

March 28, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

March 28th Pillar PC update on COVID-19 Do not fear. That’s the most important thing I can tell you right…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, Medical Filed under: COVID-19, fear, Jesus

Respiratory tract infections and heart attacks, what to do to avoid both

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We found that the incidence of admissions for acute myocardial infarction was six times as high during the 7 days…

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Posted in: Medical Filed under: cardiovascular, diabetes, heart attack, heart disease, influenza, insulin resistance, stroke

Assessment of Respiratory Distress by the Roth Score – Chorin – 2016 – Clinical Cardiology – Wiley Online Library

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Maximal counting number <10 or counting time <7 seconds identified patients with a room‐air pulse oximetry <95% with sensitivity of 91%…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, Medical Filed under: oxygen saturation, Roth Score

Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance – Tomas Pueyo – Medium

March 21, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

This article follows Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now, with over 40 million views and 30 translations. If you agree…

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Posted in: Medical Filed under: Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

Want to see how germs spread?

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, Medical Filed under: Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

U.S. FP Shares COVID-19 Insights From Practice in China

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Q: How does this end? A: It’s like fire. It will burn as long there’s fuel. In this case, the…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, Medical Filed under: Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

Coronavirus Guidelines for America

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/coronavirus-guidelines-america/

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Pillar PC update March 16th, 2020

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Pillar Primary Care email update for patients.

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Dr Buchanan talks about testing options in Knox County: when and why

March 15, 2020 mbmccoll Leave a comment

A test result doesn’t change what medical care you need. Most of it is supportive: rest, fluids, OTC meds likes…

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Posted in: Medical Filed under: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Knox County, SARS-CoV-2, testing

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