MEDICINE: Antibody Testing, Reinfection, ACE-Inhibitors, and Hydroxychloroquine | Tim Horita, MD

COVID-19: Commonsense Conversations on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Recorded May 2, 2020.Dr. O’Connell is joined again by Dr. Tim Horita to discuss the current state of medications including the highly publicized Hydroxychloroquine as well as other therapies including convalescent plasma.Questions from this episode include:I’d like to pick up where we left off and talk about antibody testing. There are a few terms that I want to make sure everyone understands. Can you explain the idea of seroprevalence and confirmed cases?The World Health Organization, or WHO, recently said that having COVID-19 may not prevent a second infection? Can you explain this for us?There has also been a lot of research on hydroxychloroquine as a medication to potentially prevent getting COVID-19 and also for treating more severe cases, and this includes a larger U.S. VA Hospital Study. Can you take us through what we currently know about hydroxychloroquine?Your host is Dr. Ted O’Connell, family physician, educator, and author of numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles. He holds academic appointments at UCSF, UC Davis, and Drexel University's medical schools and also founded the Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Community Medicine and Global Health Fellowship, the first program in the U.S. to formally combine both community medicine and global health. Follow Ted on Instagram (@tedoconnellmd) and Twitter (@tedoconnell)! Dr. Horita has been a practicing Family physician in Southern California for 23 years. He graduated with honors from Dartmouth Medical School in 1997. After serving as Chief Resident at the Kaiser Woodland Hills Family Medicine Residency, he became a member of their faculty, and later became program director. He continues to enjoy teaching medical students and residents, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.Currently, Dr. Horita practices in Oxnard, California with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, and in his community with the Westminster Free Clinic. His publications include several textbooks and a peer reviewed article in the journal American Family Physician.He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, and in 2018 was awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.Links for This Episode:https://www.fightwithice.com/Submit Your Questions for the PodcastSend an email to [e-mail] or check out covidpodcast.comWhat Can You Do? You can help spread commonsense about COVID-19 by supporting this podcast. Hit subscribe, leave a positive review, and share it with your friends especially on social media. We can each do our part to ensure that scientifically accurate information about the pandemic spreads faster than rumors or fears. Remember to be vigilant, but remain calm. For the most trusted and real time information on COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic, both the CDC and WHO have dedicated web pages to keep the public informed. The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Producers: Madison Linden and Christopher Breitigan. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD

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