Understanding Current Trends and Risk Factors for Progression to Severe COVID-19

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

Link to full program:
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