COVID Pathophysiology

Background and COVID-19 pathophysiology (April 2020)

Stages of illness and timing of therapies proposed by Siddiqi HK and Mehra MR. COVID-19 Illness in Native and Immunosuppressed States: A Clinical-Therapeutic Staging Proposal. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. March 25, 2020 online. doi:10.1016/j.healun.2020.03.012. [NAC administration during Stage II/Stage III AFTER pt has shown ability to mount an immune response added by M. Lai-Becker MD].