What to do when a new crown is diagnosed



When a new crown is diagnosed, it is treated in isolation according to local policy. The treatment of new crowns includes general treatment, drug treatment, and immunotherapy.

1. General treatment: first of all, isolation treatment is needed due to respiratory infectious diseases, and vital signs, arterial blood gas analysis, and review of imaging manifestations should be monitored at the same time. Daily bed rest, strengthen nutrition, dietary balance. Critically ill patients need supportive treatment, including respiratory support and circulatory support, respiratory support can be used mask oxygen inhalation or ventilator, etc. Circulatory support is mainly to supplement blood volume.

2. Drug treatment: for light and ordinary to turn into heavy, antiviral drugs such as ritonavir tablets can be used, and antiviral proprietary medicines such as Lianhua Qingdian capsule can also be chosen. If there are high risk factors or high viral load in the early stage of the disease, COVID-19 human immunoglobulin can be used for treatment.

3. Immunotherapy: short-term use of glucocorticoids, mainly for patients with severe disease can be, interleukin 6 inhibitors such as tolizumab can be applied to critically ill and elevated interleukin 6 patients.

Diagnosis of new crown, must be reported according to local policy, isolation, in accordance with the requirements of the treatment facility doctor treatment, medication should follow the doctor’s instructions, not blindly self-medication.