Accession Number:

AD1105920

Title:

Just the Facts: What are the roles of oxygen escalation and noninvasive ventilation in COVID-19

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article - Open Access

Corporate Author:

Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis United States

Personal Author(s):

• Long,Brit
• Liang,Stephen Y.
• Hicks,Christopher
• Gottlieb,Michael

Report Date:

2020-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

Abstract:

CLINICAL SCENARIO.A 37-year-old female presents with cough, fever, dyspnea, and myalgias for five days after recent contact with a family member with confirmed 2019 coronavirus disease COVID-19. Her vital signs include T 38.3 deg C, HR 108, BP 11870mm Hg, RR 26 breaths per minute, and oxygen saturation 67 on room air. She is not in respiratory distress currently and is protecting her airway. Her chest X-ray reveals bilateral airspace opacities. You plan to immediately intervene and address her hypoxia.

Descriptors:

• respiratory physiological phenomena
• airway management
• covid 19
• ventilation
• therapy
• emergency medicine
• respiration
• patient care
• emergencies
• respiratory physiological processes
• intubation
• hypoxia
• coronaviruses
• oxygen

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE