A 53-year-old male presents with cough, fever, and myalgias for 7 days. Vitals include temperature, 38.0°C; heart rate, 110; blood pressure, 118/70 mm Hg; respiration rate, 28; and oxygen saturation 83% on room air. His only past medical history is hypertension. Your community is in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The patient is hypoxic but responds to oxygen supplementation with nasal cannula and a face mask. His chest x-ray demonstrates multifocal infiltrates. Are there any therapeutic agents currently available for COVID-19?
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Long, B., Liang, S. Y., Rosenberg, H., Hicks, C., & Gottlieb, M. (2020, September 1). Just the facts: What drugs are safe and effective for COVID-19? Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cem.2020.403
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