Inside Health – 7/4/20

Conjunctivitis

small study finding corona in some lacrimal fluid
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.11.20021956v1
and
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2764083

WHO analysis of people with corona and conjunctival symptoms

Click to access who-china-joint-mission-on-covid-19-final-report.pdf

larger study not finding corona in eye fluid
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.25725

Asthma

British Thoracic Society advice
file:///Users/user/Downloads/BTS%20Advice%20for%20Healthcare%20Professionals%20treating%20patients%20with%20asthma%20(6).pdf

Government methodology

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19

European definition of ‘severe asthma’ (table 3)

Click to access 343.full.pdf

Asthma UK advice
https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/triggers/coronavirus-covid-19/

NICE advice for people with asthma in covid pandemic https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng166/chapter/1-Communicating-with-patients-and-minimising-risk

NICE definition of low/medium/.high dose asthma medications https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80/resources/inhaled-corticosteroid-doses-pdf-4731528781

Government advice on shielding
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19

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