A retrospective analysis of adult emergency department visits from New York City found there may be populations of patients at high risk for COVID-19 who present with atypical complaints and symptoms. While most people who received SARS-CoV-2 testing had a fever, shortness of breath, or a cough, many others who received testing reported symptoms of weakness\/falls\/altered mental status (57.5%), poor glycemic control (55.5%), and gastrointestinal symptoms (51.4%). Among patients over 65, 76.7% of patients who had diarrhea, 73.7% with fatigue, and 69.3% reporting feeling weak had COVID-19. Among patients who died, 45.5% experienced dehydration, 40.5% had altered mental status, 27% had falls, and 24.6% had hyperglycemia.<\/p>\n
Clifford et al. (Nov 2020). Association between COVID-19 Diagnosis and Presenting Chief Complaint from New York City Triage Data. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. <\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016j.ajem.2020.11.006<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A retrospective analysis of adult emergency department visits from New York City found there may be populations of patients at high risk for COVID-19 who present with atypical complaints and symptoms. While most people who received SARS-CoV-2 testing had a fever, shortness of breath, or a cough, many others who received testing reported symptoms of…<\/p>\n