Join Drs Forest Arnold and Laura Morton as they discuss the diagnosis and treatment of RSV in older adults living in long-term care facilities and congregational living spaces.

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Resources

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/971488-overview

Ribavirin (Rx) https://reference.medscape.com/drug/rebetol-ribasphere-ribavirin-342625

The Immune System in the Elderly: A Fair Fight Against Diseases? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780507_2

Gov. Beshear: Long-Term Care Task Force Working to Protect Kentuckians https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=133

RSV in Older Adults and Adults With Chronic Medical Conditions https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/high-risk/older-adults.html

The Flutter https://www.physio-pedia.com/Flutter

Incentive Spirometry https://www.physio-pedia.com/Incentive_Spirometry

Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives for Healthcare https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning-advance-directives-health-care