Updated May 2022 MEDICINES FOR COVID TREATMENT For Information and Understanding of COVID-19 read: COVID-19 Symptoms, Transmission, Complications, Testing, and Diagnosis COVID Medical Care and Treatment COVID-19 Prevention and Precautions Introduction and Evolution The majority of COVID patients require only symptomatic treatment. During the initial part of the pandemic, some drugs which were specifically developed
WHAT IS ILD? Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a group of conditions that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the interstitial part of the lung (interstitium). The interstitium is the area in between the air sacs (alveoli – where the gaseous exchange takes place). The interstitial tissue provides support and flexibility to the air sacs so that
WHAT IS VERTIGO? Vertigo is a type of dizziness and is a very common sensation of spinning or rotation of oneself or surrounding objects. Very simply put it is a sensation of movement where no movement exists. It is one of the leading causes of OPD visits by patients and is as common as fever
Heart failure (HF), also called Congestive Heart/Cardiac Failure (CHF/CCF) occurs when the heart is unable to pump adequate blood into the arteries, and the backlog of blood in the heart leads to congestion and backpressure into the lungs and the veins. TYPES Ejection fraction (EF), measured by echocardiography, is the percentage of how much blood the
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) Cardiovascular disease refers to a group of conditions occurring as a result of blockage of blood vessels (more specifically arteries), due to atherosclerosis and clots, impacting the heart and other organs. CVD is also known as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Atherosclerosis (or arteriosclerosis) refers to the buildup or formation of ‘plaques’ in the