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Throughout March, '''COVID-19''' continues to spread at an alarming rate: the Mars rover, ''Curiosity'', tested positive for coronavirus, thus becoming the first case of interplanetary spread; Heaven & Hell tested positive, suggesting that we may still need to practice hand hygiene in the afterlife; and the lost city of Atlantis has tested positive. Though she didn't test positive, the 134-year-old Statue of Liberty sheltered-in-place on Liberty Island given her age puts her at higher risk of complications if infected with '''COVID-19'''. Reports suggest that coronavirus is capable of traveling back in time.<ref>[https://www.theonion.com/who-warns-outbreaks-in-victorian-england-confirm-corona-1842123259/ WHO Warns Outbreaks In Victorian England Confirm Coronavirus Capable Of Spreading Through Time (The Onion)]</ref>
Palliative Care is currently having a family meeting with all 327 million Americans. It is believed consensus will be reached to make the United States [[DNR]].
The most concerning exam finding is the identification of a surgical mask over the patient's mouth. That can't be good.
Unlike other situations, vital signs can be quite useful. Don't be fooled: though the documented [[Respiratory Rate|respiratory rate]] reads as 16, it is most likely 17. Objective fever supports subjective fevers and hypoxemia supports a patient's complaint of "I'm feeling hypoxemic." Cardiopulmonary exam findings may include tachycardia, wheezing, or crackles, but that does require making contact with the patient. [[Chest X-Ray|Chest X-ray]] is an important diagnostic tool. If [[Radiology's Circle of Tests|Radiology]] recommends [[Clinical Correlation|clinical correlation]] after remarking on pulmonary infiltrates, please defriend them. As both the patient and health care professional have the potential to quickly decompensated, attention must be paid to both. If both decompensated at the same time and only one bed is available, a game of [[Rock-Paper-Scissors]] should decide the outcome.