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In an international expert consensus statement

Recommendations Issued for Imaging Use in Pediatric COVID-19

Recommendations applicable for mild COVID-19, moderate-severe COVID-19 with, without resource constraints
Some companies are selling hand sanitizers with unproven claims that they will protect against COVID-19

FDA Warns of Bogus Claims by Makers of Hand Sanitizer

No evidence hand-sanitizing products can protect consumers for 24 hours or after multiple hand washings
Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 is associated with neurologic features

Neurologic Features Tied to ARDS in Severe COVID-19 Described

Unclear whether critical illness, medication, infection itself may cause encephalopathy, agitation, confusion
Anesthesiologists on the front lines of treating surgical COVID-19 patients in Turkey are generally knowledgeable about airway management

Survey Finds Anesthesiologists Prepared for COVID-19 Patients

Authors say easy-to-understand algorithms, training for anesthesiologists could improve safety
Diabetes and/or uncontrolled hyperglycemia occur frequently among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and are associated with worse outcomes

COVID-19 Outcomes Worse With Diabetes, Hyperglycemia

Length of stay longer, mortality higher for those with diabetes and/or acutely uncontrolled hyperglycemia
Malaria drugs touted by some as potential "game changers" against COVID-19 are actually too dangerous for general use

FDA Warns About Treating COVID-19 With Unproven Drugs

Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine may trigger potentially fatal heart rhythm problems in COVID-19 patients
The most common comorbidities among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the New York City area are hypertension

HTN, Obesity, Diabetes Common in U.S. COVID-19 Patients

Twenty-one percent of hospitalized patients died; 88.1 percent requiring mechanical ventilation died
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of April 20 to 24

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Most children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection have mild respiratory symptoms or are asymptomatic

Mild, No Symptoms for Most Children With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Main radiologic findings are bronchial thickening, ground-glass opacities; also seen when asymptomatic
For patients with hypertension hospitalized with COVID-19 infections

ACEIs/ARBs Not Linked to Severity or Mortality of COVID-19

Percentage of patients with hypertension taking ACEIs/ARBs similar for survivors, nonsurvivors