January 9, 2021

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Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

"Obese patients are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19, and are at higher risk of in-hospital death or mechanical ventilation, in particular, if young (age ≤50 years)." say the study authors. "Obese patients are also at higher risk for venous thromboembolism and dialysis."

Interim Guidance on the Preparticipation Physical Examination for Athletes During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) convened a writing group to address the current evidence and knowledge gaps regarding preparticipation evaluation of athletes during the SARS-CoV2 pandemic.

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The Caregiver Experience After Stroke in a COVID-19 Environment

What is the level and nature of stress experienced by caregivers of persons with newly-acquired stroke in the inpatient rehabilitation setting and how has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the caregiver experience?

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Racial Differences in a Detroit, MI, ICU Population of COVID-19 Patients

In critically ill patients infected with COVID-19, people of color had a lower 28-day mortality than Whites with no difference in hospital mortality, ICU length of stay, or rates of intubation. These findings are contrary to previously held beliefs surrounding the pandemic.

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Aerosol Retention Characteristics of Barrier Devices

In studies evaluating multiple systems, only closed devices, semiclosed devices and aerosol boxes reduced exposure to aerosol particle counts. As a result, barrier devices must be used in conjunction with body-worn PPE.

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Managing the Inevitable Surge of Post–COVID-19 Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Topics covered: Underlying mechanisms for GI symptoms in COVID-19, postviral-functional GI disorders, and more

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COVID-19 Briefing Archive

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Wolters Kluwer COVID-19 Health Resources

COVID-19 Resources for Nurses

“Silent” Presentation of Hypoxemia and Cardiorespiratory Compensation in COVID-19

Severe hypoxemia presents variably, and sometimes silently, without subjective complaints of dyspnea. The adequacy of cardiovascular compensation for oxygen delivery to tissues should be a focus in all hypoxemic patients.

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Concerns on the Specificity of Commercial ELISAs for the Measurement of Angiotensin-(1-7) and Angiotensin II in Human Plasma

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Journey to a Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Connection in SARS-CoV-2

The urgency to identify the pathobiological mechanisms underlying increased risk for and the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection is mounting. One contributing factor, the accumulation of damage-associated molecular pattern molecules, is a leading trigger for the activation of nuclear factor-kB and the IRF (interferon regulatory factors), such as IRF7.

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Aerosols Produced by Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

A qualitative evaluation of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

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Hyperlinked Dynamic Standard Operating Procedures 

How to ensure team safety during the COVID-19 pandemic

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