World Health Organization (WHO) clinical criteria (2003):
Suspect severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) case:
A person presenting after November 1, 2002, with high fever (>38°C),...
Recent travel
Travel (including transit in an airport) within 10 days of onset of symptoms to an area with recently documented or suspected transmission of SARS is an important epidemi...
It is paramount that strict infection control practices be maintained and monitored.
These are outlined in “General Prevention” above.
There is no proven effective tr...
Patients 12 years of age and younger
Milder disease
Fewer ICU admits
Decreased need for supplemental oxygen
No reported pediatric deaths
Overall fatality rate: 9.5% (all adults)
Highes...
Braden CR, Dowell SF, Jernigan DB, et al. Progress in global surveillance and response capacity 10 years after severe acute respiratory syndrome. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(6):...
480.3 Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus
079.82 SARS-associated coronavirus
J12.81 Pneumonia due to SARS-associated coronavirus
B97.21 SARS-associated coronavirus causing disease...
Q: Is the clinical presentation and course different in children?
A: Fortunately, younger children tend to have a shorter and milder course, consisting mainly of low-grade fever, cough, and rhinorr...
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<bold>FIGURE 4.6 Lateral views of the adult lungs.</bold> Knowledge of the fissures between lungs facilitates a respiratory examination. Pneumonias and other fluid accumulations can be restricted to individual lung lobes and, thus, can be detected by appreciating a line of dullness, or rubbing when the chest wall is tapped or the lungs are auscultated.
<bold>FIGURE 4.6 Lateral views of the adult lungs.</bold> Knowledge of the fissures between lungs facilitates a respiratory ex...
<bold>FIGURE 4.11 Major families of respiratory stress.</bold> Most people who have difficulty breathing suffer from bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, or some combination of these. As shown schematically, a patient can experience one, two, or all three of these conditions at once. The box perimeter indicates patients with some form of airway obstruction (11). Patients with two or more of these conditions are more common than patients with only one.
<bold>FIGURE 4.11 Major families of respiratory stress.</bold> Most people who have difficulty breathing suffer from bronchiti...