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Saturday and Sunday there was mild fever, bit of cold and dry cough. - given paracetamol and cough syrup
Monday onwards there was no smell and taste, also high fever (approx 102-103), no cold and no dry cough
Started monitoring saturation yesterday:
20th April: 9:30pm fever 100.8, bp- 65/110, heart rate-100, saturation (normal)- 98-99, saturation (after 5 min walk) - 97
21st April: 7:30am - fever 102.8, bp- 70/125, heart rate-108, saturation (normal)- 98, saturation (after walk) - 97
12:30pm - fever 100.2, bp-115/64, heart - rate- 92, saturation (normal) - 97.
2:30pm - fever 102, bp - 127/73, saturation- 95
4:00- fever - 100.6, saturation- 95
6:00 pm - saturation 97
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Get Complete blood count done , along with liver function test, monitor blood pressure and temprature and saturation 2 hourly , send urine samples for R/E , ask if there was similar episode in past and Along with this send covid RTPCR , provide medications symptomatically until we get reports, if general condition deteriorates and saturation falls try to reach hospital emergency as early as possible
Next Steps
patient should avoid unecessary contact to others and should take medications and get tests done as advised
Health Tips
get quarantine as covid is the most common infection presenting with given symptoms .
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