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I was published in the Summer 2020 edition of the Journal of the American Society of Acupuncturists (JASA) CLINICAL PEARLS What Steps Have You Taken to Make You...r Clinic Thrive in a Post-COVID World? By Arnaldo Oliveira, PhD, DAOM, LAc Arnaldo Oliveira, PhD, DAOM, LAC received his DAOM from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon, in 2015. He practices in Honolulu, Hawaii, and specializes in Electroacupuncture according to Voll (EAV). Contact: droliveira@ ibemedicine.com In early January 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) tweeted about a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, I did not think this would become a pandemic. However, I continued to follow the developments. A week later, it was determined this outbreak was caused by a novel coronavirus. Though initially the WHO stated that there was no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission, the United States reported its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus on January 21st, and on January 24th, France reported three cases of a novel coronavirus, all of whom had traveled from Wuhan. At the same time, The Lancet published the first peer-reviewed paper online describing the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, radiological characteristics, treatment, and clinical outcomes of 41 patients in Wuhan, China. Treating During the State of Emergency Shut Downs In mid-March, with more than 100,000 confirmed cases globally, shelter-in-place orders were issued by the Mayor of Honolulu and the Governor of the State of Hawaii where I practice. Since all healthcare professionals were deemed essential, I decided to treat local patients. Because it is difficult to know who is a carrier of Sars-Cov2, I instituted numerous additional safety measures and infection disease control protocols to protect my staff, patients, and myself. Due to the mandatory quarantine and travel risks, my mainland and outer-island patients were treated via telemedicine visits. This choice to stay open was based on the fact that my practice is focused on chronic diseases and most of my patients need to be monitored regularly. I operate on the principle of treating the causes of disease by eliminating pathogens, restoring optimum health by supporting convalescence, and preventing illnesses through strengthening the immune system. This standard is also effective when treating patients who have contracted COVID-19. Symptomatic Treatment of COVID-19 Positive Patients In late March, two local patients who tested positive for COVID-19 (RT-PCR) contacted me. For safety reasons, we only communicated via telemedicine, phone calls, and texting. In the first case, a 52-year-old female patient presented with a low-grade fever, dyspnea, malaise, anosmia, headache, and lack of appetite. She was diagnosed with Dampness constraining the Lung. She was given Hou PO Xia Ling Tang, 250 mcg daily continued on page 52 36 JASA: The Journal of the American Society of Acupuncturists I SUMMER 2020 OLIVEIRA CLINICAL PEARL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 36 of vitamin D3 taken with fat-containing meals, 60 mg daily of Zinc Picolinate, 450 mg daily of EGCG, and 500 mg daily of Quercetin. Her illness lasted three weeks, and the patient had two RT-PCR negative results. The second local case, a 65-year-old female, felt sick after an early March trip to California, with a persistent cough, little phlegm, dyspnea, sweating, neck and shoulder stiffness, and chest discomfort. She was diagnosed with Wind-Cold invading the exterior. She was given Gui Zhi Jia Ge Ge Tang, 15 mL as needed of Drosera homeopathic cough syrup, 125 mcg daily of vitamin D3 taken with fat-containing meals, 60 mg daily of Zinc Picolinate, 450 mg daily of EGCG, and 500 mg daily of Quercetin. Her illness lasted four weeks, and the patient had two RT-PCR negative results. Three more patients with COVID-19 contacted me from Europe and South America, all males in their mid-fifties. I couldn't send them Chinese herbal formulas nor could they find the formulas locally. The patient in Europe ordered nutraceuticals online. The patients in South America ordered the supplements from compounding pharmacies. All were prescribed 250 mcg daily of vitamin D3 taken with fat-containing meals, 60 mg daily of Zinc Picolinate, 450 mg daily of EGCG, and 500 mg daily of Quercetin. Because they all lived in countries with government-sponsored health care, it was easy for me to access their laboratory testing and thus monitor them. All three had elevated D-Dimer, so 3000 mg daily of N-acetyl-cysteine and 4000 mg daily of omega-3 were added. The average duration of the disease was two weeks, and all patients had two RT-PCR negative results. Looking Towards the Future My clinic's focus has always been on strengthening the immune system, building qi and Blood, and preventing disease. These days, this is more emphatically embraced by very motivated patients. Many challenges will result as mitigation measures are relaxed, and we may experience a second wave of case surges. Nonetheless, practitioners of traditional medicine are uniquely poised to make a positive impact on their communities by healing the sick and protecting the frail.

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