Forgotten Emergencies During Focus on Novel Coronavirus 2019

Two family members died during the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) social distancing period. The first had classic symptoms of angina for 2 weeks, prompting an emergency department visit. The emergency department ruled out COVID-19 infection and recommended a stress test before discharging him home. As his heart failure symptoms progressed, he called his doctor ’s office daily. He followed their recommendations—to use his inhaler. He died of an acute myocardial infarction before the stress test was performed.
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research