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Anoop Nambiar, March 2020 – COVID-19 and Respiratory Disorders

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Published Online: Apr 8th 2020

On March 27 2020, we met with our Editorial Board member, Dr Anoop Nambiar (UT Health San Antonio, TX, USA) for a video interview around the impact COVID-19 is having on respiratory disorders such as asthma, COPD and ILF/IPD in the US.

Questions
1. What advice are you giving to patients with respiratory disorders such as asthma, COPD and ILD/IPF, in terms of COVID-19? (0:05)
2. How has the outbreak affected the treatment of patients with respiratory disease in routine practice? (
1:18)
3. What special considerations should be taken in terms of equipment use? (
2:58)
4. How does infection with COVID-19 affect the treatment plans of patients with respiratory disorders? (
4:47)
5. How can healthcare practitioners protect themselves, both physically and in terms of self-care? (
6:53)

Speaker disclosure: Dr Anoop Nambiar has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

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Filmed on Friday 27 March 2020.

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