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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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As there is no cough and cold right now.. Only symptom is fever, take paracetamol 650mg tablet SOS(max 4 tablets a day).
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monitor saturation, if it's less then 94 consult ur doctor
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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
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patient should avoid unecessary contact to others and should take medications and get tests done as advised
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get quarantine as covid is the most common infection presenting with given symptoms .
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