M2. COVID 19 Home care Flashcards
Use of communication technologies to provide
healthcare from a distance
Teleheath
Close contact (direct physical contact, or face-to-face contact within 2 meters for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period) with someone with confirmed COVID-19 during their infectious period without a mask.
High-Risk Exposure
symptoms of the delta variant (G2K)
→ Runny nose/nasal congestion → Prolonged headache → Sore throat → Muscle pain → Diarrhea → Vomiting → Fatigue
4 Signs of sever covid infection
- Altered or severe mental status
- 30 cycles/minute respiratory rate
- oxygen saturation below 93%
- BP below 90/60 mmHg
DELTA Variant entails isolation in __ room only
1
Oxygen saturation of the patient is important to note;
Normal is ____ O2 saturation
> 94 O2 saturation
Management of asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic
is purely ______
supportive
In moderate infections or mild infections with
evidence of secondary bacterial infection,
______ may be given.
antibiotics
Routine use of corticosteroids for mild to
moderate COVID-19 infections, whether as
treatment or prophylaxis is ____
not reccommended
Recommended for mild to moderate but is
expensive and requires hospitalization; defeats
the purpose of home quarantine
Monoclonal antibodies
The initial recommendation for Corticosteroids is only
for patients in need of ____
hospitalization
Start supplemental O2 if SpO2 is less than
__%. Titrate O2 to achieve SpO2 of __ - __%
92%; 92-96%
____ positioning can help in oxygenation of COVID patients
Prone positioning