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Craig Spencer MD MPH
Craig_A_Spencer
I'll be sharing updates here from today's (Oct 4) POTUS #COVID19 medical briefing: President 'has continued to improve', 'frequent ups and downs' The President has experienced two drops of oxygen
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Eric Feigl-Ding
DrEricDing
DANGERS OF DEXAMETHASONE: when used too soon has no effect on #COVID19 mortality if
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Jorge A. Caballero, MD
DataDrivenMD
Near real-time analysis of the press conference, starting with things that stand out, and worth revisiting: “transient drops” “below 94%” “2L” “about an hour””dexamethasone started”moving about with only “mild symptoms
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Pramesh CS
cspramesh
The power of large, pragmatic randomized trials. Conducted by academic researchers using an adaptive trial design (#MAMS), and you’ve got a winner. Strong reasons why publicly funded research is so
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Bob Wachter
Bob_Wachter
Impressions of today's Walter Reed presser:a) Conley's mea culpa: “I was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude of the team. Didn’t want to give any information that would steer the
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Carlos Osweda
COsweda
THREADBrace yourself, because you won't believe this, I know:The press is LYING about @realDonaldTrump!You've been shaken to your core by this revelation, right?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhxBQrX7q6E Tim's right about the p
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Swapnil Deopurkar
swapnild
Recomendations for COVID-19 patients in India:If oxygen saturation less than 94 and you cannot get to an hospital bed: 1. Prednisone 40 mg or dexamethasone 6 mg daily for 10
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John West 🕯
JohnWest_JAWS
Let's be clear - The UK study trial of Dexamethasone is important.The early ventilation in Covid (as used in ARDS) produced bad outcomes - which is counter intuitive This is
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Bob Wachter
Bob_Wachter
The more I think about it, the more concerned I am about 25th Amendment issues & Trump's mental status. We know he was "lethargic" & we know he's been hypoxic
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Kelly Warren Burak
kwburak
1/ BREAKING NEWS... #POTUS has #COVID19 so it seems like a good time to review the therapies with established efficacy in RCTs and when they should be used. P.S. #Hydroxychloroquine
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Leora Horwitz
leorahorwitzmd
I have turned down several press requests to talk about Trump's treatment because I am not his doctor and don't know the situation. But the questions people asked made me
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta
drsanjaygupta
DAY #4 President Trump hospitalization. There's still a number of unanswered questions about the president's health. Here's what Trump's doctors have told us so far. (1/20)https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/trump-doctor
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Dr. Om Lakhani, MD, DNB (ENDO)
omlakhani
Today’s Thread is on #Steroids@netshrink @IndiaESI @SanjayKalraDr1 @DrAmbrishMithal @AskDrShashank Q. What are steroids ?Steroids are organic compounds with four rings in a very specific molecular configuration. They are extensively found
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The New York Times
nytimes
Breaking News: Doctors have begun steroid treatment for President Trump after he experienced two oxygen drops but also suggested he could go home soon.https://nyti.ms/3layNZt President Trump has been given the
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Fernando Zampieri
f_g_zampieri
So @JAMA_current is having a blast of corticosteroid papers for COVID-19 today and I strongly recommend you have a look. You can start with the WHO metanalysis that summarizes everything
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Issam Ahmed
IssamAhmed
Trump's doctors confirm he was given oxygen and the steroid dexamethasone, which is used to dial down the immune response and indicates they're worried inflammation might cause lung damage. He
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