Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome in an older patient with COVID-19 pneumonia and orthostatic hypotension-a case of prolonged hospital admission.
Age Ageing
; 50(6): 1886-1887, 2021 11 10.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1316793
ABSTRACT
An 89-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a fall, general malaise and low oxygen saturations. She tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and commenced on standard therapy for COVID-19 pneumonia. She improved initially but reported ongoing dyspnoea exacerbated by position. Following investigations to rule out other causes, she was given a diagnosis of platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS). She was treated with gradual verticalization therapy with supplemental oxygen and subsequently discharged to an intermediate care bed (ICB).
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Foramen Ovale, Patent
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COVID-19
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Hypotension, Orthostatic
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Age Ageing
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ageing
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