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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sun Oct 4, 2020, 01:12 PM Oct 2020

Dr. Karan (NPR contributor): "....your discharge day shouldn't be tomorrow"

While we don’t know all the details here, I’ll say this— if you’re having dropping oxygen levels and being started on #dexamethasone, your discharge day shouldn’t be tomorrow.

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Dr. Karan (NPR contributor): "....your discharge day shouldn't be tomorrow" (Original Post) steve2470 Oct 2020 OP

Maybe they're throwing him out... lame54 Oct 2020 #1

Trumps affinity for stepping on rakes makes me think they never should have said brewens Oct 2020 #2

Dexamethasone is indicated for patients on oxygen, not for people who aren't. 58Sunliner Oct 2020 #3

lame54

(35,277 posts)

1. Maybe they're throwing him out...

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2020, 01:16 PM

Oct 2020

For being the world's worst patient

brewens

(13,557 posts)

2. Trumps affinity for stepping on rakes makes me think they never should have said

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2020, 01:21 PM

Oct 2020

that. Now if he can't get out tomorrow, it looks like he took a turn for the worse. I suspect that will happen. They should have left that alone, or at least said, he wants to go home, but we're planning on keeping him for at least a week. Then if it did look good to let him go early, they could claim he really beat it quick.

58Sunliner

(4,375 posts)

3. Dexamethasone is indicated for patients on oxygen, not for people who aren't.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2020, 01:26 PM

Oct 2020

Usually you have to be seriously ill to be prescribed it as it can harm your immune response. It is also usually given to people who have been sick for at least 7 days.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/04/trump-receiving-dexamethasone-steroid-usually-given-patients-with-severe-covid19/

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