Examination of a patient with suspected COVID-19 – ICST
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    Examination of a patient with suspected COVID-19

    There are some cardinal features of COVID-19 that should guide our examination of a patient:

    • Fever
    • Hypoxaemia, with oxygen saturations below the normal range (94-98%)
    • Normal respiratory rate, despite hypoxaemia
    • Normal blood pressure
    • Tachycardia
    • Fine bilateral crackles at the back of the chest, on examination of the chest

    Examination of a patient with suspected COVID-19

    There are some cardinal features of COVID-19 that should guide our examination of a patient:

    • Fever
    • Hypoxaemia, with oxygen saturations below the normal range (94-98%)
    • Normal respiratory rate, despite hypoxaemia
    • Normal blood pressure
    • Tachycardia
    • Fine bilateral crackles at the back of the chest, on examination of the chest
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