Twitter Thread: A Registered Nurse's Tips On Treating The Coronavirus

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Mar 17, 2020 9:00 AM EDT

A registered nurse pulled through with a seriously helpful Twitter thread on what to do if one gets the Coronavirus. If anything, this information could do wonders for anyone caught up in a stressful predicament of not knowing what to believe, with conflicting information coming from all over the place. 

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    Text - 10:38 Sprint * al 100% i Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups I know we're all tired of hearing/talking about it, but one thing T HAVEN'T really seen going around is advice for what happens if you DO get coronavirus (many of us will), only advice for how to try to AVOID it. So as your friendly neighborhood RN, a wee thread: 7:06 AM · 11 Mar 20 · Twitter for iPhone Tweet your reply II
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    Text - 10:38 M l 100% i Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups Things you should *actually* buy ahead of time (Erm, not sure what the obsession with toilet paper is?): Kleenex, Acetaminophen (Tylenol) in 350 mg tablets, Ibuprofen (Advil) in 200 mg tablets, Mucinex, Robitussin or DayQuil/ NyQuil, whatever your cough medicine of choice is. 7:06 AM : 11 Mar 20 · Twitter for Tweet your reply II
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    Text - 10:38 M l 100% i Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups If you don't have a humidifier, that would also be a good thing to get. (You can also just turn the shower on hot and sit in the bathroom breathing in the steam). Also a good time to make a big batch of your favorite soup to freeze and have on hand. 7:06 AM · 11 Mar 20 · Twitter for iPhone 1,011 Retweets 10.1K Likes Tweet your reply II
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    Text - 10:38 M * al 100% Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups If you have a history of asthma and you have a prescription inhaler, make sure the one you have isn't expired and refill it/get a new one if it is. 7:06 AM · 11 Mar 20 · Twitter for iPhone 957 Retweets 8,927 Likes smashingteacups @s. · 15h v Replying to @smasheroteacups Vou hoinllu iunt wont to Tweet your reply II
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    Text - 10:39 ll 100% i Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups You basically just want to prepare as though you know you're going to get a nasty respiratory bug like bronchitis or pneumonia. You just have the foresight to know it's coming. 7:06 AM · 11 Mar 20 · Twitter for iPhone 1,007 Retweets 9,114 Likes smashingteacups @s. · 15h v Replying Tweet your reply II
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    Text - 10:39 E ll 100% i Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups For symptom management, use the meds I mentioned. For a fever over 101, alternate Tylenol and Advil so you're taking a dose of one or the other every 3 hours. Use both cough suppressants and expectorants (most cough meds have both). Drink a ton, hydrate hydrate. Rest lots. Tweet your reply II
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    Text - 10:39 E l 100% i Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups You should not be leaving your house except to go to the doctor, and if you do, wear a mask (regular is fine, you don't need an N95). You DO NOT NEED TO GO TO THE ER unless you are having trouble breathing or your fever is very high and unmanaged with meds. 7:06 AM · 11 Mar 20 · Twitter for iPhone Tweet your reply II
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    Text - 10:39 ll 100% i Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups 90% of healthy adult cases thus far have been managed at home with basic rest/hydration/ over-the-counter meds. We don't want to clog the ERs unless you're actually in distress. The hospital beds will be used for people who actively need oxygen/breathing treatments/lV fluids. 7:06 AM · 11 Mar 20 · Twitter for Tweet your reply II
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    Text - 10:39 ll 100% i Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups If you have a pre-existing lung condition (COPD, emphysema, lung cancer) or are on immunosuppressants, now is a great time to talk to your PCP or specialist about what they would like you to do if you get sick. They might have plans to get you admitted and bypass the ER entirely. 7:06 AM · 11 Mar 20 · Twitter for Tweet your reply II
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    Text - 10:39 ll 100% i Thread smashingteacups @smasheroteacups One major relief to you parents is that kids do VERY well with coronavirus- they usually bounce back in a few days, no one under 18 has died, and almost no kids have required hospitalization (unless they have a lung disease like CF). Just use pediatric dosing of the same meds. 7:06 AM · 11 Mar 20 · Twitter for Tweet your reply II
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