Abstract
A 53-year-old male presents with cough, fever, and myalgias for 7 days. Vitals include temperature, 38.0°C; heart rate, 110; blood pressure, 118/70 mm Hg; respiration rate, 28; and oxygen saturation 83% on room air. His only past medical history is hypertension. Your community is in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The patient is hypoxic but responds to oxygen supplementation with nasal cannula and a face mask. His chest x-ray demonstrates multifocal infiltrates.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 591-594 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2020 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- medications
- therapeutics