Understanding Current Trends and Risk Factors for Progression to Severe COVID-19
Listen in as expert faculty discuss current trends in COVID-19, risk factors for progression to severe disease, and patient workup best practices for those who present to the emergency department, including for those for whom COVID-19 is not their primary concern.
Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast · Stephen Cantrill MD FACEP, Rajesh T. Gandhi MD, Payal K. Patel MD MPH FIDSA
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Show Notes
Listen in as Stephen Cantrill, MD, FACEP; Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD; and Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA, discuss current trends in and risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19, including for those for whom COVID-19 is not their primary concern when presenting to the emergency department (ED). Key topics of discussion include:
- How to complete a comprehensive patient workup in the ED
- Considerations regarding pulse oximetry
- Risk stratification—what places patients at higher risk of severe disease?
- A detailed patient case to illustrate key takeaways
Presenters:
Stephen Cantrill, MD, FACEP
Associate Director and Medical Director (Retired)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Denver Health Medical Center
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado
Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Systemwide Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, Utah
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