Dr. Dena Grayson: "Ominous." (Signs POTUS is deteriorating more quickly than usual)

[MelissaB]

Ominous. Trump’s shortness of breath and hypoxia (low O2 levels) are signs that his clinical status is deteriorating more quickly than usual for #COVID19, possibly because he was exposed to a high initial dose of the #coronavirus.

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[frazzled]

1. You do not get those symptoms in the initial stages

Of this illness. He was positive, contagious, and possibly ill for some time.

[leftyladyfrommo]

8. That's what I think, too.

except some people say they just felt a little off and by the next day they were flat.

Or others start off mild and a few days later get hit like a ton of bricks.

[LizBeth]

9. +1. The chart I read with his symptoms Friday afternoon had him 8-10 days out.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. When I was monitoring myself for Covid, I used a pulse oximeter to measure my

oxygen blood level. You can be asymptomatic and if the number goes to 80 or below, you're in trouble. The primary problem is that your blood starts to clot all over the place. And that means possibility of stroke, heart attack, embolism.

[misanthrope]

3. If your O2 was at 80 you would feel like you were in distress

Most people who are suddenly beset by pulmonary issues notice it quickly.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. My bad. I mean to type in 90.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Which would explain the ultrasounds they have been giving him. n/t

[misanthrope]

5. Anxiety can lower O2 levels

from increasing heart rate. Considering Trump's personality, it's easy to see he would be frightened.

[Renew Deal]

6. It was common for older people to die with few symptoms during the first outbreak.