Pain Control and Palliative Treatments

CNN-based transfer learning–BiLSTM network: A novel approach for COVID-19 infection detection

“…While the main technique for COVID-19 diagnosis is the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test-kits, medical imaging such as Computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Ultrasound (US), and chest X-ray (CXR) is an important alternative way for detection. Both CT and CXR can indicate abnormalities of lung disease, including COVID-19 [2] , [3] . Even though CXR is more accessible around the world hospitals, chest CT scan is more sensitive than CXR for early detection of COVID-19 disease changes, as well as for staging of the disease and monitoring progression [4] , [5] .…”

High GRP78 levels in Covid-19 infection: A case-control study

“…Caused by a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that emerged in China in late 2019 and then were imported throughout the world, Covid-19 infection was declared a global pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020 [ 1 ]. Covid-19 infection may manifest itself in severe clinical conditions, ranging from viral upper respiratory tract infection to pneumonia, sepsis, septic shock, and even acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), in symptomatic patients [ 2 ].…”

Comparison of efficacy of dexamethasone and methylprednisolone in moderate to severe covid 19 disease

“…In mild disease there is fever and upper respiratory signs but no documented hypoxia or x-ray infiltrates. In moderate disease, there is tachypnea >30/min, hypoxia (SpO 2 < 94%) and infiltrates > 50% on chest x-ray and CT scan [ 1 ]. Whereas in severe disease patient needs mechanical ventilation and biochemical parameters suggest cytokine storm and patient can develop multi-organ failure.…”