Thread by @GuerinGreen

Feb 23 National #COVID-19 Critical Care Rounds #tweetstorm

Anecdotally, the new COVID variants have some differences in disease course.

Vikram Mukherjee, ICU director at Bellevue, NYC

33 yr old Male -re-infection

33 yr old Male -re-infection

Pregnant women at high risk for ARDS
Especially with UK variant

Variant case- brain bleed pericardia bled

Variant case- brain bleed pericardia bled

Even with near herd "immunity" new variant causing huge surge

Harry Sibold - past Montana State EMS Medical Director
20’s 2 months of intubation
Survived-

#COVID disease course can take unusual presentation, far from conventionally expected respiratory symptoms/distress

Pulmonary and GI presentations in absence of ARDS Pulmonary/respiratory complaints (happy hypoxics)
Endocrine issues

COVID seems to be inducing diabetes symptomologies frequently

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