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hlthe2b

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3. Yeah... When I read the side by side accounts of the Female 29 yo Wuhan nurse and physician

Reply to snpsmom (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 14, 2020, 09:36 AM

Mar 2020

and the physician's fulminant course that is exactly what came to mind. It is exceedingly hard to consider corticosteroids in such patients, but it clearly needs to be considered if parameters indicate.

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