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Regarding covid casualty
My mom succumbed to covid in just two days.She was 54 years of age and had slight high bp and hypothyroid and arthritis.
When contacted physician..she was having spo2 84 but was having no breathlessness or any problem.
Doctor referred her to hospital where she spent a night comfortably without oxygen and also comfortably lived there the next day.
Her condition deteriorated at night on second day and was put on bipap and suddenly oxygen level dropped to 24 then 55 and then she died the next morning.
How come this happened when she was fine...I just want to know why most of the people who are going to hospital are dying and recovery rates at home are high???
I want honest answer please.I would also be grateful if anyone can tell me what can be the possible reason of my mom's death as nobody knows what happens inside isolation wards
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Covid affects almost all organs ,spo2 drops usually reflected at progressed disease as most of our lung volume is reserved.
Only severe illness requires hospitalisation hence more deathsoccurs at hospital and home deaths goes unnoticed mostly.
Home isolation is only for mild disease hence death occurs rarely
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Early diagnosis and prompt medication at correct time can reduce death below 1 percentage in covid-19, each day is important,while consultation plz tell when the 1st symptom started which could be a subtle one (don’t go by severe symptom as first day)
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