Testing for anosmia and ageusia in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 in Saudi Arabia.

Osama Y Kentab Ahmad A Al Ibrahim Khaled R SolimanMarzooqah AlanaziAhmed AlsunaidAbdalmohsen AbabtainAbdulaziz I AlresseeniAbdulaziz AlgarniKhlalid AljohaniMuna Aljahany

Published in: The Journal of international medical research (2022)

Neither the PST nor GDT alone are useful screening tools for COVID-19. However, a diagnostic scale based on objective OD, GD, fever, and cough may help triage patients with suspected COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
emergency department
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
pulmonary embolism
patient reported outcomes
drug induced