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…
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…
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…
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…
Introduction The role of anesthetists in acute healthcare has expanded significantly in recent decades from being originally a theater-based specialty to one now that has a broader basis in provision…
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic, which originated in Wuhan, China, likely in December 2019, has caused devastation to global human health as well as incalculable socioeconomic harms and burdens. The world…
Introduction The so-called common cold is a respiratory viral illness that has afflicted mankind for all of recorded history. Hippocrates described the “cough of Perinthus” 2,500 years ago.1 The Chinese…
Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel viral infection with dual pathogenicity that can ultimately affect multiple organ systems. It begins as a flulike infection by…
Introduction The December 2019 emergence of the now recognized SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus fundamentally altered the lens through which 21st-century public health, epidemiology, and medicine will be addressed.1 With an estimated…
Introduction The pandemic of respiratory illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China, resulted in an ongoing pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) named this…
