Should dexamethasone or remdesivir be started on a patient who requires oxygen via nasal cannula and is highly suspected of having COVID-19 if test results are still pending?

Questions from social media, blogs and the various discussion forums, including the new SCCM COVID-19 Discussion Group, were answered.

This microlearning content was taken from the COVID-19 Critical Care for Non-ICU Clinicians: Expert Panel Series held on September 9, 2020.

Moderator: 
David J. Dries, MSE, MD, MCCM

Faculty:
Michelle M. Ramírez, MD, FAAP
Janice E. Manjuck, MD

Estimated Time: 02:14 min