Write to WhatsAppEMC specialists have accumulated extensive experience in treating COVID-19 at home, in most cases it is possible to do without hospitalization.
How is home treatment performed?
Doctors arrive to the house, where the patient is examined, tests are taken, and medication is prescribed.
The patient is constantly in contact with the attending physician to monitor the condition. Both face-to-face consultations with home visits and remote consultations are carried out, including monitoring using devices for remote diagnostics.
The actions of healthcare professionals in the treatment of coronavirus infection are primarily aimed at preventing the most dangerous complications:
- blood clots
- secondary bacterial and other infections
- the development of a cytokine storm - an inadequate hyperimmune response to an infection
For these purposes, three main classes of drugs are used: anticoagulants to prevent the formation of blood clots and microthrombi, antibiotics to prevent the development of a bacterial infection, and drugs that block the hyper response of the immune system: corticosteroids, in some cases interleukin-6 blockers.
Several parameters are critical for assessing the patient's condition:
- General health and temperature measurement
- Complete Blood Count
- C-reactive protein
- Ferritin
- D-dimer
Fever, aching muscles and joints, headache and deterioration in well-being, as a rule, are ahead of changes in analyzes and on CT scans of the lungs. A persistent fever from 38°C and higher signals that it is time to move from symptomatic treatment to prescribing drugs to prevent complications. At this point, it is necessary to consult a doctor and start the treatment.
