Question

How would you know if a person has come to terms with covid crisis?

Answer 1

Patients with covid-19 may present with different symptoms. Most of they recover with mild to moderate illness without hospitalization.

Most common symptoms:

• Fever
• Drycough
• Tiredness

Less common symptoms:

• Sore throat
• Diarrhoea
• Aches and pains
• Conjuncetivitis
• Agusia (loss of taste)
• Anosmia (loss of smell)
• Skin rashes
• Discoloration of fingures or toes

Serious symptoms:

• Dyspnoea
• Chest pain
• Aphasia (loss of speech)
• Ataxia (loss of control of body movements)

In most cases, there will be a drop in oxygen sacturation. When a patient comes to hospital with possible clinical features of covid-19, we have to check SPO2. On set of symptoms include cold like flu which may appear 14 days after exposure. 88% people having covid-19 will be febrile, according to WHO. A couple of days before respiratory symptoms there may be nausea, vomiting or abdorminal discomfort or diarrhoea. On day 5 trouble breathing. By assessing these symptoms we can know the likelihood of having covid-19.

In some severe and critical cases the infection may lead to a condition called ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) that is fluid build up inside the lengs. 30-40% of these cases are fatal. In critical cases this condition may lead to respiratory failure requiring advanced life support and then ICU admission.