05-12-2020, 02:29 PM
(05-12-2020, 09:31 AM)BostonCard Wrote: BTW, similar study from a Harvard group:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar...9620303797
Quote:Chief among the team’s findings:
- Fever is not a reliable indicator. If present, it could manifest only with mild elevations in temperature.
- COVID-19 may begin with various permutations of cough without fever, sore throat, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, body aches, back pain and fatigue
- It can also present with severe body aches and exhaustion.
- A reliable early hint is loss of the sense of smell in the first days of disease onset.
- In serious COVID-19, shortness of breath is a critical differentiator from other common illnesses.
- Almost no one, however, develops shortness of breath, a cardinal sign of the illness, in the first day or two of disease onset.
- Shortness of breath can appear four or more days after onset of other symptoms.
- The first days after shortness of breath begins are a critical period that requires close and frequent monitoring of patients by telemedicine visits or in-person exams.
- The most critical variable to monitor is how the shortness of breath changes over time. Oxygen saturation levels can also be a valuable clue. Blood oxygen levels can drop precipitously with exertion, even in previously healthy people.
- A small number of people may never develop shortness of breath, but may have other symptoms that could signal low oxygen levels, including dizziness or falling.
- Anxiety—common among worried patients with viral symptoms suggestive of COVID-19—can also induce shortness of breath.
Sounds like it can present itself as the typical day of an exhausted parent.