COVID-19: An Update with Dr. Mark Burns
Dr. Mark Burns gives an update on COVID-19 by first discussing its history and epidemiology. He then describes the lifecycle of Sars-CoV-2 and the events surrounding the Cytokine Storm. After, he explains the clinical presentation and current commendations for pharmacologic management and finally, the vaccines in phase 3 trials.
Watch on YouTube
Listen as a Podcast
Watch more lectures about Infectious Diseases
Mark Burns, M.D.
Dr. Mark Burns is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Louisville. His clinical expertise is in Infectious Diseases and he is board certified on the American Board of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases. Dr. Burns attended the University of Louisville for Medical School, completed his residency at the University of Louisville Hospital, and his fellowship at the University of Louisville. Learn more here.
Some items in this lecture may have come from the lecturer’s personal academic files or have been cited in-line or at the end of the lecture. For more information, see our citation page.
Disclaimers
©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org
Audry Hawkins is back to discuss antimicrobial stewardship in pneumonia. She starts with comparing differences in guidelines and recent primary literature on empiric treatment of pneumonia. Hawkins then evaluates appropriate empiric step-down therapy and durations and after, discusses the nuances in guideline recommendations for pneumonia.