Pathology—What We Knew and What We Know
Pathology—What We Knew and What We Know The pathology of COVID-19 has been the most perplexing aspect of the pandemic. In early 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 This chapter includes an overview of the viral transmission and the phases of infection before providing specifics about SARS-CoV-2. Following the description of SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics, the…
History, Origin, Spread, and Virology of SARS-CoV-2
History, Origin, Spread, and Virology of SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first emerged in China’s Hubei Province at the end of 2019. It quickly spread throughout the…
21 Comorbidities and COVID-19 Perspectives and Challenges
Introduction Since the earliest days of the pandemic, it became obvious that patients with pre-existing comorbidities were at high risk for developing severe COVID-19 disease, prolonged hospitalization, respiratory failure, and…
16 Tracheostomy during COVID-19 Pandemic
Introduction Tracheostomy has been termed an aerosol-generating procedure in the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, concerns have been raised regarding the safe performance of the tracheostomy procedure. During the first…
20 Palliative Care during COVID-19
Introduction Caring for patients with advanced illnesses has always been in the wheelhouse of palliative care practitioners in the American healthcare system. This challenging work took on new proportions, scope,…
19 Telemedicine and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Introduction In comparison to “in-person” medicine, telemedicine, i.e., “remote” or “over a distance” medicine, has another set of advantages and limitations. For example, in a teleconsultation with a patient on…
18 Outpatient Management
Introduction During the early days of the pandemic there was no known early effective treatment for outpatients with COVID-19. Initial treatment was symptomatic care with antipyretics, analgesics, antitussives, bronchodilators, and…
17 Donning and Doffing
Introduction Emerging pathogens are defined as novel etiological agents that have been recently introduced in a population. The most recent emerging novel virus is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…
14 COVID-19 and Emergency Medicine
Introduction COVID-19 has and continues to transform the house of medicine and has had a significant impact on the field of Emergency Medicine (EM). There is not an aspect of…
