1. Airborne precautions for aerosolizing procedures
2. Supportive care: acetaminophen for comfort/fever
3. Respiratory support
4. ARDS treatment as needed
5. Treat comorbidities
   - Suspected sepsis: empiric antibiotics
   - Flu: oseltamivir
   - Asthma/COPD: bronchodilators MDI

Treatment of Moderate COVID-19

Depending on exact symptoms and overall health, hospitalization may or may not be needed.
- High-grade temperature
- Shortness of breath or trouble breathing
- Radiologic signs of pneumonia
- Chills
- Profound fatigue
- "Brain fog"
- Mild/Moderate dehydration

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1. Mild

2.  Moderate

3. Severe

4. Critical

The Severity of  COVID-19 Symptoms

1. [MODULE 1: From Bench to Bedside, Section: 'GRAPHIC SUMMARY' (as of March 19, 2020)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gjUuqTLi7xqMVzgWeYAFulmaIiKzhYY89PVOJJVvlNo/edit#heading=h.gtn0tdsnrc43)
2. [MEDICAL STUDENT COVID-19 CURRICULUM](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13JfRRw1GEIKz4JCde8WcQBCHnu-7nn11P_z0dHov1eA/preview)


COVID-19 Graphical Summary

- Respiratory Failure
- Shock
- Multiorgan Failure
- Greatly diminished level of consciousness (e.g., severe delirium, minimally conscious state, stupor, coma)
- Symptoms of severe COVID-19

Critical COVID-19 symptoms

Moderate COVID-19 symptoms

1- Subjective or low-grade fever
2- Dry cough
3- Myalgias and arthralgias
4- Nasal congestion
5- Headache
6- Sore throat

Mild COVID-19 symptoms

Severe COVID-19 is a medical emergency and requires immediate hospitalization.

1. Severe dyspnea

2. Hypoxia

3. Serious dehydration

4. P/F ration < 300

5. New bilateral infiltrated on imaging

6. Altered level of consciousness (e.g., confusion, delirium, lethargy)*

*If this symptom is present, emergency medical attention should be sought right away, even if other symptoms are absent. Often times, this is the only severe symptom and can be present even when other "classic" COVID symptoms are absent. Even if this doesn't indicate COVID infection, it should still be treated as a medical emergency.


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