Exercise-induced hypoxia among emergency department patients admitted for suspected COVID-19.

Peter J B Davies Timothy Peter Wynne JonesFrancisca Bartilotti-MatosTim CroweAndrew RussellCatie Sykes

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2021)

This observational study demonstrates an association between EIH and a COVID-19 diagnosis. Over one-third of patients with COVID-19 and EIH exhibited no radiographic changes. EIH may represent an additional tool to help predict a COVID-19 diagnosis at initial presentation and may assist in triaging need for admission.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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emergency department
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
pulmonary embolism
case report