how about adding EPO...just read a little bit about it being used with good results with some “antimalarial” drug, which was not named...
I’m always behind on these threads.....
I asked her about it earlier in this thread and provided a link. The full text of the article goes into more detail. I’d like to hear what the other doctors on FR such as Jim Noble have to say, as well.
Transfusion of one unit of packed RBC and adequate hydration were prescribed for the patient. According to COVID-19 national committee treatment protocols, the following medications were started: 1) Hydroxychloroquine Tab 400 mg stat 2) Oseltamivir Cap 75 mg twice daily for 5 days 3) Lopinavir /Ritonavir Tab 400/100 mg twice daily for 5 days Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) was administered at a dose of 300 IU/kg divided into 5 doses of 4000 IU subcutaneous injections every other day during a 9-day treatment course.
Furthermore, Ceftriaxone 1 g twice daily IV infusion was initiated for the treatment of pneumococcal superinfection because of the observed consolidation and air bronchogram pattern in the CT scan.
Epo takes 30 days to boost RBC production