Age: 82.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: COVID-19, COVID-19 pneumonia, Chest X-ray abnormal, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Condition aggravated
Clinical narrative: Encounter Details  Date Type Department Care Team Description 04/22/2021 - 04/29/2021 Hospital Encounter   Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia (Primary Dx);  Sepsis, due to unspecified organism, unspecified whether acute organ dysfunction present;  Pneumonia due to COVID-19 virus;  Pneumonia due to 2019-nCoV;  Simple chronic bronchitis  Details of the Hospital Course:  Patient is a 82 y.o. female with COPD follows with the respiratory disease specialist outpatient, history of mediastinal mass s/p VATS procedure done by Dr. in June 2011, pathology came back benign thymoma, she subsequently developed a slowly growing posterior mediastinal recurrence that was resected by Dr. in June 2016 and was felt to represent "recurrent/metastatic thymoma?type AB", with surgical margins < 1 mm; she declined postoperative XRT, last seen by Dr. in April 2020 recommended repeat CT in 1 year for evaluation who presented to the ER on 04/22/2021 with complaints of shortness of breath, found to be hypoxic on room air with pulse ox of 87% and found to be positive for covid 19 (of note: patient received her first COVID 19 vaccination mid April). Chest xray showed radiographic evidence of pneumonia in RLL but without evidence of acute PE on CT scan. Patient was requiring 15 L of supplemental oxygen to maintain oxygen saturations and so was placed on high flow nc with better response 4/23 remained on HFNC 4/24 BCx from 4.22.21 growing out gram positive cocci in 1/2 bottles 4/26 HFNC at 50% and 45L 4/27 off HFNC and on 6 L NC/ awaiting PT evaluation 4/28 per, OT assessment -- pt dropped into 70's on 6L 02 with short walk to bathroom and toileting tasks. cues for rest and PLB needed to increase 02 into 80s. with a seated rest break over 5 mins 02 increased to 88% on 6L  COVID pneumonia (first dose of Pfizer vaccine mid April) S/P remdesivir X 5 days, now on day 8/10 decadron but will go home on oral decadron  Acute hypoxic respiratory failure slowly improving (not on home oxygen therapy) now off HFNC, was on 10 L oxymask. Patient's pulse ox this morning at rest on 4 L was 86% but improved to 92% on 5 L NC -will need 5L home oxygen therapy at discharge (new) -discussed the need to follow up with Dr or PCP to wean off supplemental oxygen. Patient agreeable with this plan  Transaminitis levels trending downwards.    History of thymoma s/p VATS 2011 -outpatient follow up   Positive blood culture on admission, contaminant in 1 of 2 blood culture bottles. Repeat blood cultures showed no growth. Not on antibiotics   Associated attestation  - 04/22/2021 3:39 PM EDT   Formatting of this note might be different from the original. Patient seen and examined. Current status reviewed with resident staff. I have reviewed pertinent physician documentation, laboratory and radiographic data. I have initiated therapies based upon this reviewed  In brief 82-year-old woman with history of COPD, mediastinal mass status post VATS with benign thymoma with local recurrence presented with respiratory tract symptoms since 6 days prior to admission COVID testing is positive. In the emergency room she was noted be hypoxemic requiring 15 L of supplemental oxygen to maintain oxygen saturations. She is currently on high-flow feels much improved.  I concur with exam as per Pulmonary fellow. Laboratories and imaging reviewed in detail.  Impression COVID-19 infection COVID-19 pneumonia Severe hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring high-flow oxygen Thrombocytopenia which is new since 2016 and a poor prognostic sign History of benign thymoma with local recurrence COPD with exacerbation Doubt bacterial pneumonia  Recommendation: Remdesavir 5 days Corticosteroids. Optimum dosing induration of corticosteroids has yet to be fully defined. Decadron 6 mg daily is reasonable however if develops progressive disease in the next 24 hr would escalate corticosteroids and would also add IL 6 inhibitor Additional minerals and vitamin supple role is unclear but probably benign If thrombocytopenia worsens may need alternative anticoagulation. Would check venous Dopplers Supplemental oxygen for saturations greater than 88% Daily PPI unless anticoagulation intensified then would go to q.12 hours Would favor discontinuing antibiotics