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How A Simple Blood Test (Lymphs) Helps Doctors Diagnose COVID19 and Predict Severity

August 7, 2020

Does Hydroxychloroquine Work, How Lymphs Help Diagnose COVID19 & US Numbers Continue To Rise

August 7, 2020

The Science Of Masks, Record COVID19 Closes US Back Down.

July 23, 2020

Why Obesity Increases Risk; ICUs Saves Lives; Case Increase From Testing?

July 1, 2020

Blood Type O Protective, Dexamethasone May Save Lives & US Cases Trending Up

July 1, 2020

Cases & Reopening, WHO & Asymptomatic Spread, Antibody Testing & Remdesivir

June 15, 2020

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All of this from last weeks CORONA WEEKLY UPDATE, All of this from last weeks CORONA WEEKLY UPDATE, I believe the science we are discovering, when it affects our behavior, can save lives.We can beat this thing.  We will survive.  And science will guide us.Stay safe.  Do your part.We will continue to keep you updated on weekly facts and evidence on COVID19. Stay tuned every Saturday with our CORONA WEEKLY Update. For more evidence, check out http://www.averpoint.com. _#covid19 #coronavirus #healthcare #frontlineworkers #covidresearch #covidfacts #pandemic #pandemic2020 #drlarry #factsoverfear
Don't worry, this little one made it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Don't worry, this little one made it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The initial thought of having to recertify for something I've done for almost 2 decades (CPR) made me roll my eyes, "Gimme a break, I already know this stuff." Of course I have these feelings at the inconvenience of hours of this training.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Oh my foolishness.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Training. We can always get better, learn something new, sharpen our skills. There's the book answer of what the right thing to do is, and the practical answer of how to do the best thing in real life, when people are dying, nursing flying around, chaos. Getting better is a dance between the 2. What's the book say? How can I best do this in the ER? A back and forth. Medicine is ultimately a practical, APPLIED science, I love that. It's an arena. Which means...you gotta practice, fella.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Did Michael Jordan stop practicing free throws because he had already made 1,000? Nope, he kept shooting them alone in the gym. The part of me that knows it all--is the fool, I'm better for calling him out, and giving way to the side of me that just wants to get better, and has something to learn, always chasing excellence.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀In this line of work, lives depend on it.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#CPR #AHA #Doctor #Training #Fool #Excellence
And still don't.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And still don't.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Especially my beloved conspiracy theorists.
The fight goes on.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀It's important for you to know that--even in the middle of the overwhelm of this pandemic, where even healthcare workers are dying, doctors have committed suicide, and burnout is the norm in a system driven by money--we will suit up for you everyday.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀We'll put on the gloves, the gown, the mask, and head into battle. And we will never quit. Ever. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I have no idea when the virus will have run it's course (one day, it will be gone), but one thing I know for sure--nurses and doctors and everyone in healthcare will continue showing up to fight this thing. Every. Day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀For you. That should make you feel better. We will always be here to take care of you, especially when you most need it. And these days, with this virus, so many do.
For the first couple months of the pandemic when g For the first couple months of the pandemic when gyms were closed, I didn't realize how much I missed lifting heavy until I did it in my trainers garage gym. Instantly, I felt incredible. That surge of testosterone that only come from lifting heavy weights (mainly squats and deadlifts).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀This isn't the same, but it's something. And it's given me enough of a taste of that juice to survive this thing. Get creative. Get some bands, drill some holes in the wall, get a kettle bell, go to Home Depot. Plenty of excuses these days, if you're looking for them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀This is a $10 railroad tie from home depot that I power drilled some handles into. It's about 100 pounds maybe. I can add 35 pound chains on the ends to get up to maybe 150. With it, I can do deadlift, squats, and bench with more weight than bands and anything else I've got a home.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Like everything else, it's just one more thing that helps me stay sane (ish) in this crazy time.
Did you know that spending time in nature can impr Did you know that spending time in nature can improve symptoms of anxiety and depression? It's called "RESTORATIVE" therapy--the more green, the better. Makes sense to me, since we didn't spending millions of years living in concrete or looking at screens. We ran the plains, felt the sun on our skin, and heard the winds flying through the trees. This is me after 90 minutes hiking through the Marin Headlands outside San Francisco, on the "Slacker Trail." Haha, sure, sometimes I feel like a slacker. A trail made just for you and me--the slacker in us, anyway. Felt pretty good halfway into it, felt even better after the 140 min trip.Most of us intuitively know we feel better after time in nature. There's evidence to back that up. Even more important now, in this quarantine pandemic that we don't know when it will end, to prioritize your mental health. Consider nature as a treatment option. I'm willing to bet it can help you feel better.PSA2: Don't forget your mask! When in cases.
Three examples of what we see in actual Covid pati Three examples of what we see in actual Covid patients, all positive. This is a CBC, or Complete Blood Count. At the top, WBC means White Blood Count, which can be elevated in infection. Just below that the Hgb and Hct are hemoglobin and Hematocrit, which is how we check for anemia, or if the red blood cells are low, from blood loss, for example. About in the middle is platelets.But what I've highlighted is something unique to Covid patients that we see in a CBC that isn't very common with other diseases or infections--it can often provide a clue that this is Covid, because remember, while typical symptoms are cough, fever and body aches, everyone is different, and I've seen everything from vomiting and diarrhea to loss of smell/taste and stroke be Covid. So when we see the LYMPHS are LOW, these days you ask yourself, "Could this be Covid." It's not 100% by any means, but LOW LYMPHS are often a blood finding for Covid, which again--is somewhat unique. After seeing this on just about every Covid patient in NYC, I was catching it when I was back in California, and picking up some cases and Covid diagnoses that I might not have caught otherwise--that's important right? Because those guys might have gone home and transmitted the disease to other people if they didn't know.What does "LYMPHS" mean? It refers to lymphocytes, which are a type of White Blood Cell. When we draw your blood, someone looks at it under a microscope and counts the types of white blood cells they see, including neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes and monocytes. Normally, these white blood cell types are in balance. When there is a change in that balance, or their ratios, it can be a clue to what is going wrong. For example, in bacterial infection (like an advanced urine infection or bacterial pneumonia in the lung), I would expect to see neutrophils. You might see eosinophils elevated with allergies. And sometimes, you see lymphs INCREASE in viral infection. Interesting, right--because with Covid, they decrease.Not only do LOW LYMPHS tip us off that someone may have Covid, but if they are severely low, it means...
Get away.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Reconnect. R Get away.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Reconnect. Recharge your batteries, your body, and your soul.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀This thing ain't ending any time soon, we need you healthy and sane for the marathon.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A word about burnout, especially for my brothers and sisters on the front lines. We are being asked to do more, with less, for less. Risk more than we ever have before. Sicker patients, and more of them. So much death, dying, loss and tears. One shift can be exhausting, months upon months without end is sight can get your headspace into trouble.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Few of the institutions we work for care enough about worker wellbeing, the culture isn't there yet. But you have to. Stay connected to how you are feeling, your body, your own signs of feeling run down, overwhelmed, in need of a break, real time off--your body gives you signals, just need to hear them. One that we commonly ignore--"I NEED A BREAK!" Not just a 20 min bath or a beer at the end of a long day with 5 more long ones lined up the rest of the week.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Remember this run will come to an end. Schedule, plan and prioritize things that help you recharge--sleep, solid nutrition and movement, social interactions, something not your work, hobby, etc, whatever. And do this regularly, for your sanity. Journal, pray, meditate. Take care of yourself, you matter, this battle isn't ending ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀For me, the best thing I do to recharge is sleep, regular exercise (lift, run, bike, yoga), journal, socially connect (mainly phone these days), and get lost into hobbies, like home improvement stuff, building a home gym, etc. And knowing when to work less (less shifts, less money) despite my fears of displeasing the almighty god of workaholism. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I find in the ocean in particular, a rhythm that helps me wash away the accumulated stress and sadness; reconnect with my body, rejuvenate the soul. Get some good air in, let out what needs to go. How do you recharge?
Many of you might have seen a viral video where a Many of you might have seen a viral video where a West Texas medical doctor claimed to have the “Silver Bullet” treatment for COVID19, claiming 100% cure using Inhaled Steroids Budesonide. First, let me be CLEAR. That simply is NOT TRUE. Let’s review the evidence to see where we are at with Inhaled Steroids and COVID19. Check out the full video with evidence and facts on my YouTube channel (link in bio) and stay tuned for the full video on IGTV this afternoon. Bull like this is killing Americans. Join us in this battle to save lives._#covid19 #coronavirus #drlarry #pandemic #covidfacts #factsoverfear #covidresearch #healthcare #frontlineworkers #covidtreatment #coronaviruspandemic
Never too late to do your part.#covid19 Never too late to do your part.#covid19
I dream of these days, eating that delicious ice c I dream of these days, eating that delicious ice cream cone in Dubrovnia, Croatia (I renamed Dubrovnik, btw), the charm of medieval European stone and social summer dining. Another world, another time; all of which I long for even more these days.
It will. Don’t forget that.This is a hard tim It will. Don’t forget that.This is a hard time for many, for so many reasons. Kids at home, out of work, financial stress, the political ugly, uncertainty about how long this will last, and for some—losing someone close from this virus.Probably the most common question I get is—How long is this going to last? When is this going to be over? Want the truth—I have no idea. Turns out I’m no good at predicting the end of a virus the world has never seen, so best I stop trying.That uncertainty is one of the hardest parts. For all of us. How long is the ER going to be overflowing with covid patients? How long will I be pronouncing people dead and watching families cry? When will the kids go back to school? When can I travel again? When will I be able to work again? Endless questions from our minds that want to know what to expect and how to plan.I don’t know what it will end. Soon? 6 months? A year? 2 years?But I know this for sure. One day, it will be over. The virus will be gone. Like the pandemics before Covid-19, all of which came to an end—so will this one.Part of the anxiety is getting trapped in this childlike panic of the timelessness of the moment—is it going to be like this forever?!? No, it won’t. It will end. Take comfort in that, remind yourself this is a time we are living through, an Era. It will be temporary, thank God, not an eternal hell forever (although it has felt like a toasty long time). Europe cases are way down. NYC had no deaths in a day. Those hit hardest have weathered this storm. And we will too. When you feel anxious about not knowing when it will end, remember—this too shall come to pass. I promise.
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  • Does Hydroxychloroquine Work, How Lymphs Help Diagnose COVID19 & US Numbers Continue To Rise
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  • Why Obesity Increases Risk; ICUs Saves Lives; Case Increase From Testing?
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