Covid-19

[paulxu]

More cowbell!

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/21/us/mi...rug/index.html

[Lloyd Braun]

I get at least one request a week for ivermectin instead of monoclonal antibody treatment.

Conversation goes like this:
Me: I am going to refer you for monoclonal antibody treatment, they should be able to get you in 2 hours from now and your risk for hospitalization etc is reduced up to 70%, which is great.
Patient: Is it possible to get ivermectin instead?

[Lloyd Braun]

Bumping this as it is helpful and likely got lost.

It’s a small sample size but gives what I think is close to accurate data. Now, I should note that while 2.7% of the population is immunocompromised, it’s definitely less that actually know they are.

[Strange Brew]

I get at least one request a week for ivermectin instead of monoclonal antibody treatment.

Conversation goes like this:
Me: I am going to refer you for monoclonal antibody treatment, they should be able to get you in 2 hours from now and your risk for hospitalization etc is reduced up to 70%, which is great.
Patient: Is it possible to get ivermectin instead?

Ah, the power of branding. :)

[Lloyd Braun]

Ah, the power of branding. :)

Yes, and I’m afraid to say “Regeneron” instead of “monoclonal abs” for the same reason. I really don’t want to have a conversation about Trump/Desantis from either side of the opinion spectrum. Have had people decline treatment simply because it was attached to them unfortunately. If they ask for ivermectin though and I say we have Regeneron instead the success rate of them accepting the Regeneron is 100% FWIW. It’s insane this is even a conversation.

[Strange Brew]

Yes, and I’m afraid to say “Regeneron” instead of “monoclonal abs” for the same reason. I really don’t want to have a conversation about Trump/Desantis from either side of the opinion spectrum. Have had people decline treatment simply because it was attached to them unfortunately. If they ask for ivermectin though and I say we have Regeneron instead the success rate of them accepting the Regeneron is 100% FWIW. It’s insane this is even a conversation.

Yeah, insane indeed but keep letting people know as no one seems to trust anything right now. Understandable as we’re becoming more like Babel.

[GIMMFD]

I get at least one request a week for ivermectin instead of monoclonal antibody treatment.

Conversation goes like this:
Me: I am going to refer you for monoclonal antibody treatment, they should be able to get you in 2 hours from now and your risk for hospitalization etc is reduced up to 70%, which is great.
Patient: Is it possible to get ivermectin instead?

Yes, and I’m afraid to say “Regeneron” instead of “monoclonal abs” for the same reason. I really don’t want to have a conversation about Trump/Desantis from either side of the opinion spectrum. Have had people decline treatment simply because it was attached to them unfortunately. If they ask for ivermectin though and I say we have Regeneron instead the success rate of them accepting the Regeneron is 100% FWIW. It’s insane this is even a conversation.

The first one is so painful, mabs has been proven to reduce the severity/chances of getting COVID in high-risk populations, never would I ever have thought that Ivermectin would become a household name *sigh*... Granted, mab treatment is very case dependent, I had a friend who's father (extensive past medical history of cancer, older patient, etc.) who got COVID back home, and on the second day of hospitalization they wanted to do the monoclonal antibody treatment (he was breathing room air, had a mild case, was hospitalized mainly because of family prominence and to be safe), and I didn't think it was the best call at the time, he actually unfortunately ended up having a very mild allergic reaction so they stopped transfusion, but was kind of confused why they went ahead with it when confirmed on PCR already, granted this was in March..

The second one, is honestly the worst part of trying to bargain with patients in my opinion lol. I comprehensively tell the entire story and full truth of course, but man, it feels like you have to stretch the truth when knowing what side of the toe to line sometimes. I'm sure it'll get better/easier to maneuver with more experience, but sheesh it's not fun.

[Strange Brew]

The first one is so painful, mabs has been proven to reduce the severity/chances of getting COVID in high-risk populations, never would I ever have thought that Ivermectin would become a household name *sigh*... Granted, mab treatment is very case dependent, I had a friend who's father (extensive past medical history of cancer, older patient, etc.) who got COVID back home, and on the second day of hospitalization they wanted to do the monoclonal antibody treatment (he was breathing room air, had a mild case, was hospitalized mainly because of family prominence and to be safe), and I didn't think it was the best call at the time, he actually unfortunately ended up having a very mild allergic reaction so they stopped transfusion, but was kind of confused why they went ahead with it when confirmed on PCR already, granted this was in March..

The second one, is honestly the worst part of trying to bargain with patients in my opinion lol. I comprehensively tell the entire story and full truth of course, but man, it feels like you have to stretch the truth when knowing what side of the toe to line sometimes. I'm sure it'll get better/easier to maneuver with more experience, but sheesh it's not fun.

Thanks to you both. Could you indulge me with a high level PSA on the various treatments? Frankly, lot is out there in the wind and I don’t know what everything actually does.

[Xville]

Note - this little pussy continues to take pot shots at me - even after putting me on ignore....

Wahhhhh!!!!!

[Xville]

Great. You don’t like Berenson.

And great! It worked for your decision. So why are you posting? To advocate for mandates? To feel really, really super superior good about your decision? Are you not confident in your decision and need to disparage those who make alternative choices? I’d like to know so I don’t make general assumptions about people that confirm inherent bias.

People can make their own choices until it effects everyone else. Thats the problem I have with these morons. Yep everyone should get a vaccine unless there is some medical or religious reason that they cannot