COVID positive? Consult doc. Don t panic and rush for O2, ICU
If the symptoms are mild, there is no need to rush to hospitals seeking admission and it is pointless worrying about arranging oxygen and drugs like Remdesivir.
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COVID19 patients take part in yoga and meditation sessions at Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre in New Delhi. (Photo| ANI) By Express News Service
To be worried if you have COVID symptoms and have tested positive is entirely understandable. But please do not panic. And, for your own sake, do not self-diagnose and/or self-medicate. Consult your physician on the way forward.
If the symptoms are mild, there is no need to rush to hospitals seeking admission and it is pointless worrying about arranging oxygen and drugs like Remdesivir.
Covid-19: In many states, ventilators lie unused & defunct as netas bicker
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Last Updated: May 16, 2021, 11:59 AM IST
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While most states said they do not have trained personnel to operate ventilators, others complained of unavailability of parts like humidifier kits and nozzles that are essential to run them. Many even said that they had ventilators but no ICU facilities or adequate space to install them. Doctors in many states are not using them, fearing they may malfunction, endangering lives.
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Many even said that they had ventilators but no ICU facilities or adequate space to install them.
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HYDERABAD: Nearly 40 per cent of all critical Covid-19 patients in various intensive care units (ICU) across city hospitals are obese and doctors treating such patients across Telangana have said the high risk of severe Covid disease associated with obesity is also reflecting in the number of deaths.
According to the recent National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) report, Hyderabad city alone has 48.7 per cent women and 33.1 per cent men under the overweight category, way higher than the numbers in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Ahmedabad, or Chennai. Across Telangana, 28 per cent of women and 24 per cent of men are overweight or obese.
“In ICU wards at least 40 per cent of patients fall in the category of obese or have other co-morbidities along with obesity” said a top resident doctor at Gandhi Hospital. At Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, one of the designated hospitals for Covid-19, handling mild to moderate cases, numbers are slightly lower.
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