They're lying to us.

But, then, perhaps not.

The latest intervention from Donald Trump’s medical team has been to put the president on dexamethasone, a steroid that is proven, thanks to the UK’s Recovery trial, to benefit Covid-19 patients who are having breathing difficulties.

But the decision to administer the steroid now has only added to the confusion surrounding the president’s state of health. Normally, dexamethasone is reserved for patients who have been ill for at least a week and whose oxygen levels are low.

Peter Openshaw, a professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London, and a member of the UK government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, said: “It would be unusual to be starting steroids with a relatively short duration of illness. It’s normally reserved for people who have had symptoms for a week or more and who are going into respiratory failure.”

Doctors said on Sunday that on Friday and Saturday Trump’s oxygen saturation levels had twice dipped below 94% – the usual range being 95 to 100%. But in answer to a question about whether the level ever fell below 90%, the White House physician, Sean Conley, said it had never reached the low 80s.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/04/donald-trumps-steroid-covid-treatment-adds-to-confusion-over-health

And isn't that cute? Question: "Did it ever drop below 90%?" Answer: "It never got to the low 80's."

Post #436,541 by Andrew Grygus 10/4/20 7:09:47 PM 10/4/20 7:09:47 PM Reply	They're lying to us. They say he's doing well and eager to get back to work. That's obviously a lie. The dozen inconsistent stories say otherwise, but besides that: There have been no Tweets, and without Tweets there is no Trump. The real hint will come when the Republican Party starts advertizing for a taxidermist.
Post #436,543 by a6l6e6x 10/4/20 10:12:30 PM 10/4/20 10:12:30 PM Reply	He must have heard you. Risking the lives of secret service guys in a sealed SUV he had them drive around the hospital block and then tweeted about it. All for a photo op and to wave at the tRumpers on the stree. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #436,544 by boxley 10/4/20 10:23:47 PM 10/4/20 10:23:47 PM Reply	nah, he went for kfc takeout "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #436,560 by lincoln 10/5/20 3:42:06 PM 10/5/20 3:42:06 PM Reply	Re: nah, he went for kfc takeout Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous. - - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897
Post #436,566 by boxley 10/5/20 7:04:31 PM 10/5/20 7:04:31 PM Reply	that too "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #436,545 by Andrew Grygus 10/5/20 12:13:40 AM 10/5/20 12:13:40 AM Reply	Secret Service guys have been complaining bitterly . . . . . about Trumps total disregard for their health and safety.
Post #436,546 by mmoffitt 10/5/20 8:36:46 AM 10/5/20 8:36:46 AM Reply	Why should they be any different from the rest of us? bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #436,547 by mmoffitt 10/5/20 9:05:27 AM 10/5/20 9:05:27 AM Reply	At first I thought your title hyperbolic. But, then, perhaps not. The latest intervention from Donald Trump’s medical team has been to put the president on dexamethasone, a steroid that is proven, thanks to the UK’s Recovery trial, to benefit Covid-19 patients who are having breathing difficulties. But the decision to administer the steroid now has only added to the confusion surrounding the president’s state of health. Normally, dexamethasone is reserved for patients who have been ill for at least a week and whose oxygen levels are low. Peter Openshaw, a professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London, and a member of the UK government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group, said: “It would be unusual to be starting steroids with a relatively short duration of illness. It’s normally reserved for people who have had symptoms for a week or more and who are going into respiratory failure.” Doctors said on Sunday that on Friday and Saturday Trump’s oxygen saturation levels had twice dipped below 94% – the usual range being 95 to 100%. But in answer to a question about whether the level ever fell below 90%, the White House physician, Sean Conley, said it had never reached the low 80s. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/04/donald-trumps-steroid-covid-treatment-adds-to-confusion-over-health And isn't that cute? Question: "Did it ever drop below 90%?" Answer: "It never got to the low 80's." bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #436,550 by drook 10/5/20 9:17:36 AM 10/5/20 9:17:36 AM Reply	Sounds almost like something you'd say if you knew your captors were listening -- Drew
Post #436,548 by mmoffitt 10/5/20 9:05:31 AM 10/5/20 9:05:57 AM Reply	Dupe. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. Edited by mmoffitt Oct. 5, 2020, 09:05:57 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #436,549 by mmoffitt 10/5/20 9:05:32 AM 10/5/20 9:06:19 AM Reply	Dupe. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. Edited by mmoffitt Oct. 5, 2020, 09:06:19 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #436,551 by malraux 10/5/20 9:26:07 AM 10/5/20 9:26:07 AM Reply	Huge unhinged tweetstorm this morning. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.

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