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Top Five Covid FAQ’s- Just the Facts for Orange County
Mark Twain once said there were three types of lies… “Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”…meaning we can bend statistics into verifying wrong conclusions. Mr. Twain actually modified a quote by T.H. Huxley—“There are three types of liars- Liars, Damned Liars, and Experts.” The more I research Covid and its physiology and treatment, this quote…
Read MoreNow Offering Covid Rapid Antigen Testing Urgent Care Orange County
There’s something happening here…What it is ain’t exactly clear… Stephen Stills had it right in the 80’s. We’ve been dealing with Covid for over six months now, and how do we deal with it? Well- it’s not exactly clear. We will address these issues today: • The newer trends and what Covid has told us•…
Read MoreCMO Covid Corner
URGENT ALERT- As CMO I want to report to our patients a dramatic upswing in POSITIVE Covid19 PCR cases. After seeing a drifting downward of new cases between late August and early September, we are experiencing large numbers of new cases similar to our dark days of April. We are in the middle of another surge.…
Read MoreCovid 19 Coronavirus September Updates- The Hard Facts on Our Progress in Orange County
CMO Covid Corner A quick visit to the archives for a new take on an old TV show… Who can you trust for Covid-19 advice? Not WHONor FDANor even the CDC blog… Just little ol’ us…We’re UNDERDOG! At Caduceus, we are used to being an underdog. Our entire annual revenue would possibly fit in Kaiser’s petty cash fund. Mammoth health “systems”…
Read MoreNow Offering Covid-19 Coronavirus Diagnostic Nasal Swab Results in 48 Hours or Less
(With apologies to Messrs, Chandler, Hammett, Spade and Marlowe…) THE BIG SLEEPY SWAB A novella in 5 acts Act 1- The Wife I have two rules. First, I don’t follow any rules. Second, rules are for suckers. It was a balmy August morning, the early morning fog hovering over my beach town – so thick it made pea soup look like Evian. The town…
Read MoreCMO and PDQ Covid-19 Coronavirus Team August Updates
I’m not looking to fight with youFrighten you or tighten youDrag you downChain you downOr bring you downAll I really want to doIs discuss Covid with you Ok, so we took some liberty with Mr. Dylan’s poetry. It’s time to look at the path we have traveled the last five months. We began Covid testing…
Read MoreNOW OFFERING ORANGE COUNTY MODERATE/HIGH COMPLEXITY COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS ANTIBODY TEST-
OK, another game….Let’s pick something “low” complexity, and then counter with the first “high” complexity thing we think of…Ready?? Low complexity……..floating in your pool on a rubber raft.High complexity…taking on Class V rapids in the Grand Canyon. Got it? Easy huh? OK OK let’s do a few more… Low complexity…driving a Kia to the grocery store.High complexity…driving…
Read MoreCovid Diagnostic and Antibody Testing Updates for Orange County
We have been pushing the mantra of– Know if you’re contagious Know if you’re immune Test. Test. Test. We are all aware of the large spike in new Covid cases recently. This has created a unprecedented demand for the PCR swab test. We continue to do these curbside on a near daily basis. That will…
Read MoreOde to the Mask… A Message from our CMO
Ode to the Mask (with apologies to any other “Ode to the Mask” ever written) Oh my wondrous mask!You protect me from viruses unknownYou are the mightiest defense I own Oh my magnificent mask!Some accuse that you are a shamOthers say you are worse than spam Oh my beautiful mask!Sometimes you hide a smileOr show an image…
Read MoreCMO Perspective on Covid-19 over the Last Two Months
COVID-19….the first 60 days from the Caduceus perspective. Caduceus started testing for Covid in mid-March. We began treating patients within days and started accepting referrals in early April. Overall we have tested over 2000 patients in our three OC testing sites and have actively treated over 85 cases with a “Covid Team” approach. Approximately half have recovered; the other half…
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