“I am a physician who has been working at the bedside of COVID+ patients in NYC. I believe we are treating the wrong disease and that we must change what we are doing if we want to save as many lives as possible. I welcome any feedback, especially from those bedside: doctors, nurses, xray techs, pharmacists, anyone and everyone. Does this sound wrong or right, is something more right? Please let me know.” @cameronks
This article explains about an Italian report titled ‘Covid-19 Does Not Lead to a “Typical” Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome‘. They affirm that the standard approach for ARDS (high Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) and Prone Positioning, often does more harm than good. Patients are described as suffering “severe hypoxemia” and the usual treatments are failing because they “result in severe hemodynamic impairment and fluid retention.” Also, a global survey of 6,000 doctors found Hydroxychloroquine is the most effective’ treatment for the coronavirus COVID-19. https://principia-scientific.org/did-trumps-covfefe-tweet-point-to-key-in-defeating-covid19/
Ventilators Are No Panacea For Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Most coronavirus patients who end up on ventilators go on to die, according to several small studies from the U.S., China and Europe.
And many of the patients who continue to live can’t be taken off the mechanical breathing machines.
“It’s very concerning to see how many patients who require ventilation do not make it out of the hospital,” says Dr. Tiffany Osborn, a critical care specialist at Washington University in St. Louis who has been caring for coronavirus patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. (See link for article)
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**Comment**
In light of the doctor’s video, it appears that ventilators, while helping some, can and have hurt patients They have also been behind lung damage when used in the manner doctors have been told to use them.
Please remember that this doctor is working with the worst patients and that the vast majority of patients have mild symptoms, if any at all, and go onto fully recover. For those that develop severe disease, however, this information needs to be shared widely.
Also, masks don’t appear to work: https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2764367/effectiveness-surgical-cotton-masks-blocking-sars-cov-2-controlled-comparison “In conclusion, both surgical and cotton masks seem to be ineffective in preventing the dissemination of SARS–CoV-2 from the coughs of patients with COVID-19 to the environment and external mask surface.”
Another finding is that severe patients commonly had neurologic symptoms manifested as acute cerebrovascular diseases, consciousness impairment and skeletal muscle symptoms. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.22.20026500v1
Alessandro Pezzini, MD, associate professor of neurology at the University of Brescia (Italy) is also finding neurologic symptoms in some COVID-19 patients:
“There is a change in the neurologic patients we are treating,” said Dr. Pezzini. “There is a dramatic increase in the number of vascular events, ischemic strokes, and thrombosis, which is likely due to the virus affecting coagulating mechanisms.” https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/blog/breakingnews/pages/post.aspx?PostID=920
In other words, if the CDC states something, it’s usually the exact opposite.
For more: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/04/03/cdc-centers-for-damaged-credibility/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/04/06/cdcs-troubling-lack-of-research-ethics/
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