Professor Roger Seheult, MD gives practical strategies if you test positive for COVID-19 (or are in contact with someone who tests positive) including:
0:00 Video Intro
1:11 Use of a pulse oximeter at home to monitor oxygen saturation and possible COVID pneumonia
3:02 How to choose a pulse oximeter
3:34 Tips for using a pulse oximeter
5:35 Who qualifies for monoclonal antibodies (bamlanivimab, casirivimab, and imdevimab from Lily and Regeneron), how they work, and how effective are they?
11:11 The varying level of data/study strength for different strategies
12:55 Vitamins that may boost immune function: Vitamin D, NAC, Vitamin C, Quercetin, Zinc, Vitamin K-2, Magnesium
18:27 The importance of adequate sleep (Melatonin discussed)
21:57 Core body temperature elevation (the data on hydrotherapy and sauna use)
35:11 Isolation strategies at home: ventilation, HEPA filtration, mask-wearing
37:32 Summary of strategies to consider if testing positive for COVID 19
Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at https://www.medcram.com
He is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine and Assistant Prof. at Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Dr. Seheult is Quadruple Board Certified: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Interviewer: Kyle Allred, Physician Assistant, Producer, and Co-Founder of MedCram.com
REFERENCES:
The Accuracy of 6 Inexpensive Pulse Oximeters Not Cleared by the Food and Drug Administration: The Possible Global Public Health Implications (Anesth Analg) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27089002/
The mystery of the pandemic’s ‘happy hypoxia’ (Science) | https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6490/455
Evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline (JCEM) | https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/96/7/1911/2833671
SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody LY-CoV555 in Outpatients with Covid-19 (NEJM) | https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2029849
An EUA for Bamlanivimab—A Monoclonal Antibody for COVID-19 (JAMA Network) | https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2774326
Short term, high-dose vitamin D… for COVID-19 disease: RCT [SHADE study] (Postgrad. Med. Journal) | https://pmj.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/12/postgradmedj-2020-139065
The Synergistic Interplay between Vitamins D and K for Bone and Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review (Int J Endocrinol) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613455/
Vitamin D and COVID 19: The Evidence for Prevention and Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 | https://youtu.be/ha2mLz-Xdpg
Thinking About Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine? CDC Weighs In (Contagion Live) | https://www.contagionlive.com/view/thinking-about-getting-a-covid-19-vaccine-cdc-weighs-in
Monoclonal Antibody Successful in Clearing Viral Load for Mild COVID-19 Patients (Contagion Live) | https://www.contagionlive.com/view/monoclonal-antibody-successful-in-clearing-viral-load-for-mild-covid-19-patients
Some home-based hydrotherapy techniques: https://hydrotherapyathome.com
Quercetin: Antiviral Significance and Possible COVID-19 Integrative Considerations (SAGE) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1934578X20976293
Ventilation in Buildings (CDC) | https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ventilation.html
Coronavirus Update 59: Dr. Roger Seheult’s Daily Regimen (Vitamin D, C, Zinc, Quercetin, NAC) | https://youtu.be/NM2A2xNLWR4
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Airborne Transmission, Ventilation and School and Workplace Reopening (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) | https://youtu.be/y0ADKcZ4Eb8
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