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OCTOBER 1, 2020
| AFP’s COVID-19 Collection |
New topics include outpatient management of COVID-19 infection, sports during the pandemic, and the coronavirus vaccine. See the latest resources in the collection that is open-access and frequently updated.
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Physicians have a pivotal role in preventing unintentional injuries in children. There are many evidence-based strategies that are proven to reduce morbidity and mortality from motor vehicle crashes, suffocation, strangulation, drowning, poisoning, fires, guns, falls, bicycling, and skateboarding.
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Night sweats are a nonspecific symptom that patients commonly experience but rarely discuss with their physicians without prompting. Conditions commonly associated with night sweats include menopause, mood disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hyperthyroidism, and obesity. Serious causes should be considered when the history and physical examination do not reveal a specific cause.
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Learn how to counsel pregnant women on how much weight they should gain, which foods to avoid, which vitamins and supplements they should be taking, how much and which types of exercise are safe, whether prescription and over-the-counter medicines are safe, and recommendations on sex, alcohol, cannabis, caffeine, artificial sweeteners, and hair treatments.
When possible, patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 should be triaged via telehealth before they receive in-person care. There are no evidence-based treatments appropriate for use in the outpatient setting; management is supportive and should include education about isolation. In hospitalized patients, remdesivir should be considered to reduce time to recovery, and low-dose dexamethasone should be considered in patients who require supplemental oxygen.
CME credit for this article will be available when it is published in print.
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