Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC, earned her Master of Science in nursing from Columbia University School of Nursing. She has worked as a nurse in women’s health and as a nurse practitioner in family medicine. Estie also earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and was editor-in-chief of her undergraduate newspaper. She currently freelances in medical communications with a focus on clinician-facing content. She and her husband have three young children and live in New Jersey.

All articles by Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

Critical Care

Interleukin-6 Inhibitors Improve Overall Survival Outcomes in Severe COVID-19

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

May 11, 2022

Investigators compared treatment with interleukin-6 inhibitors with standard of care among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection.

Senior Patient Suffering From Coronavirus Praying on Stretcher

General Medicine

Prognostic Potential of Proteomic Measurements in Severe COVID-19 Infection

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

March 4, 2022

Investigators conducted a study to assess whether proteomic measurements accurately predict outcomes among patients with severe COVID-19 infection.

General Medicine

Respiratory Droplets From a Person Walking Downstairs Increases Risk for Infection

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

January 24, 2022

Investigators conducted a study that compared the risk for infection from the dispersion of respiratory droplets from a person walking downstairs vs upstairs.

Obstructive Lung Disease

Oral vs IV Antibiotics for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

January 18, 2022

Researchers conducted a study to compare the effects of intravenous vs oral antibiotics therapy in patients with a pulmonary infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa secondary to cystic fibrosis.

Smoking

Effect of Cigarette Smoking in Patients With Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

January 14, 2022

Investigators conducted a study to determine the effect of cigarette smoking in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

General Medicine

Effects of Aspirin Therapy in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

December 29, 2021

Investigators conducted a study to assess the efficacy and safety of aspirin therapy in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

General Medicine

Outcomes of Positive Expiratory Pressure Flute Therapy in Adults With COVID-19

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

December 28, 2021

Investigators conducted a study to determine whether positive expiratory pressure flute self-care decreases the risk for respiratory symptoms in adults recently diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

General Medicine

Association Between Urine Biomarkers and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With COVID-19

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

December 7, 2021

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether molecular biomarkers of tubular injury measured on hospital admission are a significant predictor of acute kidney injury in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

General Medicine

Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability of Investigational Oral COVID-19 Antiviral Candidate Paxlovid

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

December 3, 2021

Researchers conducted a study to assess the clinical efficacy, safety, and tolerability of Paxlovid (PF-07321332/ritonavir), an oral SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor candidate for the treatment of COVID-19.

General Medicine

Early Treatment With Sotrovimab Decreases Risk for Progression to Severe COVID-19

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

November 22, 2021

Researchers conducted a study to determine whether treatment with sotrovimab decreases the risk for severe disease progression among high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.

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