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There was an article in the NY Times a few days ago from a respiratory doctor who explained that the nature of the physical mechanisms in covid-19 pneumonia mea
by framebit 6y ago
There was an article in the NY Times a few days ago from a respiratory doctor who explained that the nature of the physical mechanisms in covid-19 pneumonia mean that the patients' oxygen saturation will go way down before they start feeling short of breath, which accounts for the folks showing up at the ER with ridiculously low saturation. He noted that the celebrities who have recovered from covid-19 generally have really close, constant monitoring of their oxygen levels so problems are detected and treated way before ventilators are needed.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/coronavirus-testing-pneumonia.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/opinion/coronavirus-testi...
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoWhat do they do to treat that, short of a ventilator? Oxygen?
- dr_dshiv 6y agoThat's what I want to know. Do you just need oxygen tanks at home?
- sgent 6y agoYep, oxygen through nasal cannulas or some sort of oxygen injected into a CPAP / BiPAP system.
- dr_dshiv 6y agoShouldn't this be dealt with at home, then?
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoI don't know, but I suspect that those on oxygen may be sick enough that they should be carefully monitored, and have intervention available if they need it.