‘Companion Handbook COVID-19: A Case Based Approach’ has been published in Dhaka this month at the peak time of the coronavirus epidemic. This book is primarily for the frontline clinicians who can share the collective experience of over 50 authors from three continents as they combat the varied clinical presentations of COVID 19.
The book has been edited by Chowdhury H Ahsan, Clinical Professor of Medicine. He is the Director of Cardiovascular Research, University Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The book starts with ‘Key Concepts on COVID-19’ which is a must read for all clinicians. It summarises the COVID infection with its different clinical phases, highlights the patho-physiologic basis of the clinical manifestations and outcomes and puts into perspective all the medications tried in COVID-19, in a tabulated format for the convenience of the readers.
It reports 26 clinical cases during the corona pandemic with their management strategies and relevance to COVID-19. The authors discuss the practical points with reference after each case discussion. The images and the illustrations related to each case can be of huge help to the practicing physicians dealing with COVID19.
The authors have frankly admitted their limitations and some of early experiences as documented in the book can be of historic importance in future as the readers will find the embattled physicians fighting COVID-19 getting overwhelmed with sheer burden of the disease in the care units. Throughout the book there is a theme that introduces the readers with COVID-19 disease spectrums and explains the different clinical approaches to design the management plans.
All the money received from the book will be used to help the frontline fighters of COVID-19 and patients suffering from the deadly disease.
A chapter is dedicated with different case scenarios and challenges encountered with COVID-19, which the physician readers would find very familiar. The answers from the experts help to address these issues in a logical way.
The book is a much needed one and timely published.
All the money received from the book will be used to help the frontline fighters of COVID-19 and patients suffering from the deadly disease.
Anyone interested in buying the book may contact 01557387460. Price: 500 BDT (including delivery charges). Payment process: Cash on Delivery/Bkash.