9th case medicine blended assignment
I have been given the following cases to solve in an attmept to understand the topic of 'Patient clinical data analysis' to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and diagnosis and coem up with a treatment plan. Case1 https://nikhilasampathkumar.blogspot.com/2021/05/covid-pneumonia-in-pre-existing-case-of.html Covid pneumonia in a pre existing case of interstitial lung disease Q1:How does the pre-existing ILD determine the prognosis of this patient? Ans:COVID-19 pneumonia has a higher mortality in patients with preexisting ILD. COVID-19 should be considered in the diagnosis of patients with ILD who present with fever or worsening of their respiratory symptoms, and an early confirmation should be attempted. Avoidable visits to health-care facilities should be curtailed for stable patients with ILD, to reduce the risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2. The use of immunosuppressive agents should be limited to t...