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Acute COVID-19 Pathway

  • 2022

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    This flowchart resource outlines the management pathway for acute COVID-19 in children, covering patient categories from asymptomatic to critical. It emphasizes close monitoring, trend labs, and appropriate treatment escalation based on clinical status. Recommendations include involving specialists early for critical cases, considering transfer criteria for severe cases, and following discharge guidelines for improved patients. It also addresses the use of corticosteroids, COVID testing, and outpatient therapies for mild to moderate cases, underscoring the need for continual evaluation and consideration of alternative diagnoses, given the varied clinical presentations of COVID-19.

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