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> What is incorrect? Your (uncited) claim that "These patients have low oxygen because of COVID pneumonia." There are plenty of sources out there[1] that talk

• dialamac 6y ago
  You are mistaken. You can have pretty much any diagnosis and there is no “definitional” reason you must be symptomatic. Pneumonia is a diagnosis (well, class of), not a symptom nor a sign, which are distinct terms of art. You can have pneumonia that shows up on a chest X-ray (a sign) without any symptoms. A better example might be high blood pressure, which many people understand can be silent/asymptomatic for years but is easily measurable. Point still stands, symptoms are noticeable and reportable by the patient. If covid gives you pneumonia you may still be asymptomatic.
  • dvt 6y ago
    > You can have pneumonia that shows up on a chest X-ray (a sign) without any symptoms. Your post is a bit confusing, I'm not exactly sure what you're arguing. Walking pneumonia (which is what you're describing; the term of art is atypical pneumonia) is extremely rare, and it's not what we're talking about here. Non-atypical pneumonia has symptoms, ergo is by definition not asymptomatic.