Do patients with chronic lung diseases have an advantage when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus?
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Marion Wilkens and Monika Tempel
Why patients with chronic lung diseases may have an advantage when dealing with the coronavirus – that's the answer from the "Breathe Easier" health portal
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Everyone has a different situation at home; sometimes simply being relaxed isn't enough, other things help. An information sheet from Austria offers general practical tips, strategies for dealing with anxieties and worries, advice on interacting with children and teenagers, and tips on dealing with violence, conflicts, and boredom. It can be accessed here: COVID-19: How to cope well with home isolation and quarantine
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Addendum to Newsletter 3/2020
A comment from PD Dr. Thomas Köhnlein (practicing in Leipzig and Pneumological Specialist Center Teuchern):
„"If the infusion intervals for substitution are to be increased from one to two weeks, then the dose must be quadrupled, not just doubled (that is why we have not always infused every 2 weeks)."“
The suggestion for the fortnightly infusion came from America. Like Dr. Köhnlein, we do not recommend this idea and thank him for the information.
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