• 1. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Critical Care, Wuhan Wuchang Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430000, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Critical Care, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 4. Infectious Diseases Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 5. Department of Cardiology, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430000, P. R. China;
  • 6. Department of Endocrinology, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430000, P. R. China;
  • 7. Department of Respiratory, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430000, P. R. China;
  • 8. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, P. R. China;
  • 9. Department of Respiratory and Critical Diseases, Sichuan Provincal Fourth People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610011, P. R. China;
  • 10. Department of Respiratory, Sichuan Second Hospital of TCM, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, P. R. China;
  • 11. Department of Respiratory and Critical Disease Medicine, Guangyuan Central Hospital, Guangyuan, Sichuan 628000, P. R. China;
LUO Fengming, Email: luofengming@hotmail.com
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The diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 should not only depend on nucleic acid test, but also be based on clinical information such as medical history and radiographic findings. It’s critical to identify patients with high risk of rapid progression. Treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 should be individualized according to the underlying diseases and progression manner. For severely ill patients, oxygen and nutrition supplementation need to be strengthened, and for some highly selected cases, administration of glucocorticoids might be beneficial.

Citation: WANG Ye, XU Liang, YIN Wanhong, LIU Yanbin, LIU Tao, WANG Bo, LIU Dan, WEI Qi, FAN Zhongjie, ZHANG Li, LI Duo, FU Siyun, LIU Ruoyang, ZENG Jia, FU Ziqiao, LUO Fengming. Insights on diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019. West China Medical Journal, 2020, 35(3): 261-263. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202002251 Copy

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