Tag: respiratory failure

Lung Surfactant Changes Implicated in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Failure in Mice

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Article title: Activation of alveolar epithelial ER stress by β-coronavirus infection disrupt surfactant homeostasis in mice: implications for COVID-19 respiratory failure Authors: Aditi Murthy, Luis R. Rodriguez, Thalia Dimopoulos, Sarah Bui, Swati Iyer, Katrina Chavez, Yaniv Tomer, Valsamma Abraham, Charlotte…

Virtual Reality Simulation Improves PICU Nurses’ Recognition of Impending Respiratory Failure

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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center used virtual reality training to teach clinical assessment skills and improve novice nurses’ recognition of pediatric respiratory distress. Months later, nurses in the VR group were significantly more likely to correctly recognize impending respiratory failure, identify respiratory distress without impending respiratory failure, and recognize altered mental status.

Review of the Emerging Evidence Demonstrating the Efficacy of Ivermectin in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19

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After COVID-19 emerged on U.S shores, providers began reviewing the emerging basic science, translational, and clinical data to identify potentially effective treatment options. In addition, a multitude of both novel and repurposed therapeutic agents were used empirically and studied within clinical trials.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra musicians perform virtual concerts for sickest COVID-19 patients at UAB Hospital

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the sickest patients at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital have had their troubles eased, however briefly, thanks to an innovative musical project. Helping those patients recover — and keeping their spirits up amid the isolation the virus requires — is the motivation for the project, an effort between UAB health care staff and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.