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Purpose and Background: The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of several medications that are administered for the treatment of patients who have mild, moderate and severe case.
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Purpose and Background: The goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of various medications that are recommended for the treatment of patients in India who are suffering from mild-to-severe cases of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Method(s): In study carried out a retrospective, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 ranging from mild, moderate and severe were given as part of this treatment. The primary objectives are to compare the categorical treatment protocols for COVID-19 (as per NIH Treatment Guidelines) infected mild, moderate and severe patients. To evaluate the efficacy of the drugs on the basis of at the time of discharge improvement in SPO2, RR, D-Dimer, PCT, CRP and Ferritin Values. Result(s): A total of 266 patients included in this study mild to severe COVID 19 infection led to significant improvement in SPO2, Respiratory rate (RR), D-Dimer, Procalcitonin (PCT), C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Ferritin level. Conclusion(s): Adult patients with mild, moderate and severe COVID-19 infection, when treated with different drug combination, were more likely to improve in terms of inflammatory markers and disease severity markers and were more likely to have a better clinical profile at the end of the treatment period. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.
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Background: In the year 2019 the National medical commission was ready to roll open its newly framed competency-based curriculum (CBME) and the colleges and medical universities were all geared up and trained to do the same. The tale began at a new pace with the academic session 2020 but was jolted soon by the spreading tentacles of COVID-19 pandemic. This disease made a drastic impact on education delivery system and the medical graduates were soon facing the challenge of not only revised curriculum but also the revised methodology of teaching. The present study compares the outcome of online education for students with CBME and with traditional variant of medical education. Material & Methods: A retrospective survey analysis questionnaire was created on google forms, on the basis of DREEM questionnaire [appendix 1]. The student's perspective was scored on Likert scale. The students were divided into study groups following traditional and CBME curriculum. The SPSS system was utilized to find the mean score of responses and student t-test and chi square tests were used. Results: The comparison of results for student's perception towards online education suggested statistically non-significant outputs between the genders but significant difference for study groups i.e. traditional vs. CBME curriculum. Conclusion: This survey highlighted that curating the new format of curriculum for delivery in an online format would produce better outputs and making availability of resources for use during online classes can increase the performance of students to be better aligned with graduate medical regulations.