This episode covers:

-symptoms & signs of Covid in the emergency department

-Reasons children are being hospitalized with Covid

-Treatment length (time spent hospitalized)

-Hospitalization treatment for Covid patients

-Demographics of children & teens being admitted with Covid

-Current inpatient admissions vs in 2020

-Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)

About Dr. Angelique Martinez:

Dr. Angelique Martinez is the medical director of the pediatric hospitalist group at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.  She graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School and completed her pediatric residency at the University of South Florida.  She has been a hospitalist at JDCH since 2008.  She enjoys traveling, reading, and watching her sons play sports.   She and Dr. Berkovich actually exchange book reading recommendations!