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ReviewJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

The application of six-minute walk test to identify 'pre-hypoxemia' phase in asymptomatic/mild disease COVID-19 patients managed in home isolation or primary health care setting.

Vivek Sood, Swatantra Gupta, Amit Joshi, Sujeet Raina

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Vivek SoodDepartment of Medicine, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Swatantra GuptaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Amit JoshiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Sujeet RainaDepartment of Medicine, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt Medical College, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 infection patients extends from being asymptomatic to mild, moderate and severe disease. This classification is largely based on oxygen saturation and respiratory rate. Asymptomatic/mild disease patients are managed in home isolation or COVID care centers. A subgroup of these patients will deteriorate and develop moderate to severe disease. Six-minute walk test is useful in identifying this group of patients by inducing hypoxia in normoxemia patients. This stage of the disease is labelled as 'pre-hypoxemia' phase in asymptomatic/mild disease. Identifying this stage in the course of illness of patients will help in intercepting further deterioration at the earliest by timely intervention.

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COVID-19pre-hypoxemiaSARS-COV-2six-minute walk test

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PMID36119162
PMCPMC9480692

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