Disease-a-month : DM
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Disease-a-month : DM · Sep 2020
ReviewDental care and personal protective measures for dentists and non-dental health care workers.
As a pathogen spread primarily by the respiratory route COVID-19 infection not only poses significant risks to health care workers, but to dentists and dental health care workers, owing to the potential prolonged exposure and proximity to patients. This holds true for non-dentist health care workers who often in the setting of emergency departments and urgent care centers are tasked with addressing oral symptoms including abscesses, damaged teeth, jaw injuries and other dental urgencies. ⋯ In this brief review, protective measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection for dentists and non-dentist health care providers will be introduced. This includes patient evaluation, personal and patient protective equipment use, sterilization and disinfection protocols.
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Disease-a-month : DM · Sep 2020
ReviewCOVID-19 Extrapulmonary illness - The Impact of COVID-19 on Nephrology care.
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has caused a pandemic that has affected millions of people worldwide. COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is spread by close contact and by respiratory droplets. ⋯ All of these patients are considered high risk. The lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic will hopefully serve to protect patients with kidney disease in a similar situation in the future.
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Disease-a-month : DM · Sep 2020
Review Comparative StudyMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Coronavirus.