A 75-year-old woman in residential aged care with advanced COPD and heart failure develops mild COVID-19 confirmed by PCR. She is fully vaccinated and...

Question

A 75-year-old woman in residential aged care with advanced COPD and heart failure develops mild COVID-19 confirmed by PCR. She is fully vaccinated and stable. What is the MOST appropriate management strategy in the facility?

Accepted Answer

Assess eligibility for oral antiviral therapy, monitor closely and continue usual chronic disease care

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Immediate hospital transfer for all COVID-19 cases

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Cease all usual medications and start high-dose dexamethasone

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No monitoring required as she is vaccinated

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Start prophylactic broad-spectrum antibiotics

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): COVID-19 in aged care residents

A 75-year-old woman in residential aged care with advanced COPD and heart failure develops mild COVID-19 confirmed by PCR. She is fully vaccinated and stable. What is the MOST appropriate management strategy in the facility?