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Respiratory Distress

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    Jolly
    wrote on 7 Jun 2021, 12:28 last edited by
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    Had an older guy come in the ER yesterday with a 30.5 white count, 6.1 K and not breathing worth a toot. Doc working ER is a retired surgeon, so he tubed this guy as slick as could be, even though the patient was one of those guys with no neck. Patient was admitted to ICU.

    All patients being admitted have a COVID LFT run. Even though this guy had been vaccinated, it pinged positive about as soon as I dropped it.

    Interesting...

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      7 Jun 2021, 12:28

      Had an older guy come in the ER yesterday with a 30.5 white count, 6.1 K and not breathing worth a toot. Doc working ER is a retired surgeon, so he tubed this guy as slick as could be, even though the patient was one of those guys with no neck. Patient was admitted to ICU.

      All patients being admitted have a COVID LFT run. Even though this guy had been vaccinated, it pinged positive about as soon as I dropped it.

      Interesting...

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      George K
      wrote on 7 Jun 2021, 13:08 last edited by
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      @jolly does COVID cause a leukocytosis like that?

      Just skimming, I see that elevated WBC is associated with a poorer prognosis, but does he fit the picture of COVID in other areas? Is it possible he just has a garden-variety pneumonitis?

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        LuFins Dad
        wrote on 7 Jun 2021, 13:40 last edited by
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        Statistically insignificant.

        The Brad

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        • G George K
          7 Jun 2021, 13:08

          @jolly does COVID cause a leukocytosis like that?

          Just skimming, I see that elevated WBC is associated with a poorer prognosis, but does he fit the picture of COVID in other areas? Is it possible he just has a garden-variety pneumonitis?

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          Jolly
          wrote on 7 Jun 2021, 16:07 last edited by
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          @george-k said in Respiratory Distress:

          @jolly does COVID cause a leukocytosis like that?

          Just skimming, I see that elevated WBC is associated with a poorer prognosis, but does he fit the picture of COVID in other areas? Is it possible he just has a garden-variety pneumonitis?

          Possible. I manually scanned a slide and didn't see an abnormal amount of bands. The auto-diff showed about 80% segs and I let that slide, since it matched what I was seeing.

          Somewhat interesting...

          https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201019/The-connection-between-severe-COVID-19-and-white-blood-cell-counts.aspx

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            7 Jun 2021, 16:07

            @george-k said in Respiratory Distress:

            @jolly does COVID cause a leukocytosis like that?

            Just skimming, I see that elevated WBC is associated with a poorer prognosis, but does he fit the picture of COVID in other areas? Is it possible he just has a garden-variety pneumonitis?

            Possible. I manually scanned a slide and didn't see an abnormal amount of bands. The auto-diff showed about 80% segs and I let that slide, since it matched what I was seeing.

            Somewhat interesting...

            https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201019/The-connection-between-severe-COVID-19-and-white-blood-cell-counts.aspx

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            George K
            wrote on 7 Jun 2021, 17:00 last edited by
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            @jolly said in Respiratory Distress:

            didn't see an abnormal amount of bands

            That's what I forgot to ask....

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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