Case Report: Disposition of Symptomatic Probable COVID-19

INTRODUCTION: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents a challenge for healthcare providers in terms of diagnosis, management, and triage of cases requiring admission. CASE REPORT: A 47-year-old male with symptoms suspicious for COVID-19, pulse oximetry of 93% on room air, and multifoc...

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Autores principales: Jaffery, Aleq, Slakey, John, Zodda, David, Finefrock, Douglas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
Materias:
COVID-19 Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32926680
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.5.48318
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents a challenge for healthcare providers in terms of diagnosis, management, and triage of cases requiring admission. CASE REPORT: A 47-year-old male with symptoms suspicious for COVID-19, pulse oximetry of 93% on room air, and multifocal pneumonia was risk stratified and safely discharged from the emergency department (ED) despite having moderate risk of progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome. He had resolution of his symptoms verified by telephone follow-up. CONCLUSION: Various risk-stratifying tools and techniques can aid clinicians in identifying COVID-19 patients who can be safely discharged from the ED.

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