CORONA NEWS
-Carlotta Nerini-
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Thursday, 12 March, 2020
Vol XCIII, No. 311
How to recognize a patient with Covid-19 ?
fever, cough
and shortness
of breath
Corona virus : How is diagnosed?
- Have you travelled recently? If so where?
- Who have you been in contact with recently?
- What animal have you been in contact with recently?
SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19
He reports that he has recently visited Wuhan in China
- Doctor as second evaluation
Have you been vaccinated against the flu?
(Patients vaccinated against the flu are more likely to be infected with 2019-nCoV that the flu)
- Respiratory symptoms
- Fever
- Cough
- Difficulty of breathing
- Shortness of breath
He orders:
- a chest X-ray
- an immunoassy and PCR-based assay to detect the virus
If the patient's results are positive what are the reasonable treatment?
- If a patient is too sick, hospitalization ensures supportive treatment and monitoring.
- If the patient is not too sick, the individual can be sent home under self-isolation, wearing a face mask. Anti-fever medication and ventilators make the patient more comfortable.
- There are no specific antiviral drugs available against SARS-CoV-2. Patient treatment is mainly supportive. Conservative fluid management via IV and supplemental oxygen help to make the patient comfortable.
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