Why CoVid Long Haulers Are Out of Breath
Dec 14, 2020 ·
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Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Zd3yQDLjt88 CoVid triggers long-term shortness of breath by damaging the diaphragmatic respiratory muscles. A study from Northwestern in Chicago reports this finding after their in-depth study of 25 long...
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Vidcast: https://youtu.be/Zd3yQDLjt88 CoVid triggers long-term shortness of breath by damaging the diaphragmatic respiratory muscles. A study from Northwestern in Chicago reports this finding after their in-depth study of 25 long haulers using precise ultrasonic imaging. While only 12% of these patients had pre-existing pulmonary disease 80% of them had at least one respiratory muscle structural or functional abnormality. Seventy-six percent had reduced diaphragmatic contractility. Since only 25% of patients had detectable virus in their respiratory muscles, the researchers blame muscle damage on a combination of factors including high dose steroids, general inflammation, and impaired muscle sugar metabolism. CoVid patients with persisting breathing challenges should have diaphragmatic ultrasounds. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.10.20244509v1.full.pdf #covid #breathing #shortnessofbreath #diaphragm
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Author | Howard G. Smith MD |
Organization | Howard G. Smith MD |
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