A 53-Year-Old Man Presents to the ED With Shortness of Breath, Cough, and Fever.
Chest
; 159(2): e107-e113, 2021 02.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1053266
ABSTRACT
CASE PRESENTATION A 53-year-old man presented to the ED at a time of low severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), prevalence and reported 2 weeks of progressive shortness of breath, dry cough, headache, myalgias, diarrhea, and recurrent low-grade fevers to 39°C for 1 week with several days of recorded peripheral capillary oxygen saturation of 80% to 90% (room air) on home pulse oximeter. Five days earlier, he had visited an urgent care center where a routine respiratory viral panel was reportedly negative. A COVID-19 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test result was pending at the time of ED visit. He reported a past medical history of gastroesophageal reflux disease that was treated with famotidine. Travel history included an out-of-state trip 3 weeks earlier, but no recent international travel.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
COVID-19
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Pulmón
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudios diagnósticos
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Chest
Año:
2021
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