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COVID Rounds: US Episode 1

CE / CME

Understanding Current Trends and Risk Factors for Progression to Severe COVID-19

Nurse Practitioners/Nurses: 0.25 Nursing contact hour

Pharmacists: 0.25 contact hour (0.025 CEUs)

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: December 19, 2024

Expiration: December 18, 2025

Activity

Listen in as Stephen Cantrill, MD, FACEP; Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD; and Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA, discuss current trends in and risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19, including for those for whom COVID-19 is not their primary concern when presenting to the emergency department (ED). Key topics of discussion include:

  • How to complete a comprehensive patient workup in the ED
  • Considerations regarding pulse oximetry
  • Risk stratification—what places patients at higher risk of severe disease?
  • A detailed patient case to illustrate key takeaways