Just the Facts: What are the roles of oxygen escalation and noninvasive ventilation in COVID-19?

A 37-year-old female presents with cough, fever, dyspnea, and myalgias for five days after recent contact with a family member with confirmed 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Her vital signs include T 38.3° C, HR 108, BP 118/70 mm Hg, RR 26 breaths per minute, and oxygen saturation 67% on room a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Long, Brit, Liang, Stephen Y., Hicks, Christopher, Gottlieb, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
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Just the Facts
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7261965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32398183
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cem.2020.396
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Sumario:A 37-year-old female presents with cough, fever, dyspnea, and myalgias for five days after recent contact with a family member with confirmed 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Her vital signs include T 38.3° C, HR 108, BP 118/70 mm Hg, RR 26 breaths per minute, and oxygen saturation 67% on room air. She is not in respiratory distress currently and is protecting her airway. Her chest X-ray reveals bilateral airspace opacities. You plan to immediately intervene and address her hypoxia.

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