🔬 Pathology: The study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. Pathophysiology: Functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury.
Apr 30, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
#COVID19 - repeated findings in medical reports:
-🦠💥Endothelial Injury
-⬆️ Vitamin D deficiency
-🥴 Immune response
-⬆️Neutrophil Extracellular Traps 🕸 (#NETs)
-⬆️ Autoantibodies, including Antiphospholipid Antibodies
-Immunothrombosis - arterial and venous⬆️blood clots🩸
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-Protect endothelium
-Target vitamin D deficiency 🌞
-Target decreasing excess neutrophil extracellar traps (NETs)🕸
-Decrease likelihood of persistent autoantibodies / autoantibody titers
-Prevent blood clots 🩸