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I am an ER MD in New Orleans. Class of 98. Every one of my colleagues have now seen several hundred Covid 19 patients and this is what I think I
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Did I miss it, or was there no mention of hydroxychloroquine being tried? Or does pre-existing TDS precludes its use? I'm also wondering how many unnecessary deaths intubation has been causing (the "doc" quoted in the article says over 70% with a tube die, and nothing says the other 30% wouldn't have lived anyhow). It sounds like a very typical western medical practice, in that it's half-meant to kill you, but hell, "at least we tried." You're probably be better off hitting the sauna with a bag of herbal educated guesses from iherb than letting these half-wit egomaniacs get their hands on you.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77684474 It was hidden, they used the trade name Plaquenil instead of the hydroxy. Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) which has weak ACE2 blockade doesn't appear to be a savior of any kind in our patient population. Theoretically, it may have some prophylactic properties but so far it is difficult to see the benefit to our hospitalized patients, but we are using it and the studies will tell. With Plaquenil's potential QT prolongation and liver toxic effects (both particularly problematic in covid 19 patients), I am not longer selectively prescribing this medication as I stated on a previous post.
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