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I would add that the fact that they gave him dexamethasone shows that he was sicker than has been portrayed.  Unlike some of the other drugs, we actually have good data about dexamethasone in COVID-19 (thanks to the British).  Not only does dexamethasone work better the sicker a patient is, it actually looked like it caused harm in patients with mild disease (not requiring oxygen).  So, this is not the kind of drug you give “out of an abundance of caution”; it’s one you give when you have to.

It suggests that his hypoxia was more profound and more prolonged than has been suggested.

BC

[BostonCard]

I would add that the fact that they gave him dexamethasone shows that he was sicker than has been portrayed.  Unlike some of the other drugs, we actually have good data about dexamethasone in COVID-19 (thanks to the British).  Not only does dexamethasone work better the sicker a patient is, it actually looked like it caused harm in patients with mild disease (not requiring oxygen).  So, this is not the kind of drug you give “out of an abundance of caution”; it’s one you give when you have to.

It suggests that his hypoxia was more profound and more prolonged than has been suggested.

BC