The guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia are categorized into isolation, general treatment, antiviral, immunization, anticoagulation, heavy, psychological, and Chinese medicine treatment.
1. Isolation. Asymptomatic and mild cases are mainly isolated centrally, while general and severe cases are transferred to designated hospitals for isolation and treatment.
2. General treatment, including monitoring of vital signs, high-flow oxygenation, and antimicrobial treatment.
3. Antiviral treatment, using ribavirin tablets etc. as antiviral drugs for treatment.
4. Immunotherapy, taking glucocorticosteroids such as dexamethasone, and interleukin 6 inhibitor tolizumab.
5. Anticoagulation, using low molecular heparin to prevent thrombotic events.
6. Management of severe cases, taking ventilator, extracorporeal membrane lung and other symptomatic supportive treatment.
7. Psychological treatment, timely psychological counseling for infected people to avoid psychological diseases.
8. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment, for infected people in the medical observation period, take Lianhua Qingdian capsule and other auxiliary treatment, and at the same time combined with acupuncture.
Tips] The “new coronary pneumonia, new coronary virus pneumonia” mentioned in this article has been renamed to “new coronary virus infection” on December 26, 2022, as announced by the National Health Commission.