Annals On Call - Clinical Reasoning and COVID-19 Part 2
Authors: Robert M. Centor, Ann Marie Kumfer, Sharmin Shekarchian
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

Web Exclusives23 June 2020Annals On Call - Clinical Reasoning and COVID-19 Part 2FREERobert M. Centor, MD, Ann Marie Kumfer, MD, and Sharmin Shekarchian, MDRobert M. Centor, MDHuntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.)Search for more papers by this author, Ann Marie Kumfer, MDUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (A.M.K.)Search for more papers by this author, and Sharmin Shekarchian, MDUniversity of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (S.S.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/A19-0033 SectionsAboutVisual Abstract ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses diagnosis of COVID-19 with Drs. Ann Marie Kumfer and Sharmin Shekarchian.Annals articles discussed include...Loss of Smell and Taste in 2013 European Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19: www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-2428Variation in False-Negative Rate of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction–Based SARS-CoV-2 Tests by Time Since Exposure: www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-1495About Annals On CallAnnals On Call focuses on a clinically influential article published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Robert Centor shares his own perspective on the material and interviews topic area experts to discuss, debate, and share diverse insights about patient care and health care delivery.For more information on Annals On Call and for more episodes, visit go.annals.org/OnCall. Comments 0 Comments Sign In to Submit A Comment Raminder S DhadliRetired22 January 2021 Checking temperature Checking only teperature at a place of work for screening for COVID-19 exposure is imperfect way of screening as fever is only present in 40% of exposed patients as was discussed in the podcast. Dr Robert M CentorUAB Professor-Emeritus22 January 2021 Correct Dr. Dhadli is absolutely correct. Recent data suggest a sniff test (testing for sense of smell) would be much better. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Robert M. Centor, MD; Ann Marie Kumfer, MD; Sharmin Shekarchian, MDAffiliations: Huntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.)University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (A.M.K.)University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California (S.S.)Disclosures: Dr. Centor has disclosed the following: Consultancy: DynaMed, MDCalc, Medscape, National Kidney Foundation, The Curbsiders. Employment: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Kumfer has disclosed the following: Employment: UNC Hospitals. Dr. Shekarchian has disclosed no conflicts of interest.Editors' Disclosures: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, reports that her spouse has stock options/holdings with Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics. Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, Senior Deputy Editor, reports that she has no relationships or interests to disclose. Eliseo Guallar, MD, MPH, DrPH, Deputy Editor, Statistics, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, Deputy Editor, reports that she has stock holdings/options in Eli Lilly and Pfizer. Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports employment with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interest to disclose.This article was published at Annals.org on 23 June 2020. Previousarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoVariation in False-Negative Rate of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction–Based SARS-CoV-2 Tests by Time Since Exposure Lauren M. Kucirka , Stephen A. Lauer , Oliver Laeyendecker , Denali Boon , and Justin Lessler Loss of Smell and Taste in 2013 European Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Jerome R. Lechien , Carlos M. Chiesa-Estomba , Stephane Hans , Maria Rosaria Barillari , Lionel Jouffe , and Sven Saussez Metrics Cited byTransport-related experiences in China in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) 7 July 2020Volume 173, Issue 1 Page: OC1 Keywords COVID-19 Diagnostic techniques Disclosure Health care Kidneys Patients Polymerase chain reaction Reasoning Smell Taste ePublished: 23 June 2020 Issue Published: 7 July 2020 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2020 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.Loading ...