Fox News Medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel tells 'Fox & Friends' that the president is 'still on track for discharge' from the hospital on Monday after speaking to his doctor.
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Steve First alert
Steve First alert:
did you see this yesterday
afternoon,
President Trump and his
motorcade made a brief
appearance in front of
supporters after his medical
team apparently gave this update
on the presidents health?
He has remained without fever
since Friday morning,
his vital signs are stable,
as he continues to look and
feel as well as he does today.
Our hope is that we can plan for
a discharge as early as
tomorrow,
Steve as early as tomorrow.
So what will that look like
lets? Talk to Fox NEWS, medical
contributor and author of the
upcoming book, Covid, the
politics of fear and the power
of science, Dr Marc Siegel, who
joins us today? I believe you are in Seattle.
I believe you are in Seattle.
I see a space needle behind you
last night. You talked to the
presidents doctor, and what can
you tell us
I heard from Dr Conley last
night, and he said he is still on
track for discharge today today,
and he emphasized they have all
the equipment thee they had at.
The White House in the president
continues to do well in terms
notify fever, no oxygen needs and
looking stable.
This is a clinical gestalt,
its not just numbers.
I have been doing this thirty years.
I look at the patient. How do
they sound and are they
comfortable and make the
decision
with the White House as a backup
thats a huge advantage that
they have?
I also question about the issues
of what tests were done and I
have heard from sources that he
had ultrasounds of the heart
that he had a cat scan of the
lungs and what what im
understanding? All of that looked
good thats. Another thing that
bodes well for his recovery
Steve were heard. This
remdesivir is a five day
treatment.
He would be three days in by
now.
He has two more left,
I believe its intravenous. Not
like a pill. You pop.
We also heard he took a steroid
called and I think its
pronounced dexamethasone, which
is typically not used in people
who have mild or moderate cases
its usually used with people
who have it pretty bad.
So when people have heard that
steroid was being used, maybe is
he not in such good health? After
all,
well Steve you pronounced
that drug exactly right
and the studies came out on New
England Journal of Medicine and
elsewhere shows a big advantage
of survival.
As you said, people who have
moderate or severe covid
affecting the lungs, I think in
his case I dont have inside
information of this. They want to
be ahead of the curve
thats why they gave him Ren
General RON to block the virus,
gave him remdesivir quickly and
early
thats. Why, when his oxygen level
dropped reportedly on Friday,
they probably responded with the
steroid here in advance of
having that cat scan to look at
the lungs.
The respect that he has
responded so well and not on
oxygen now is extremely positive
and makes me think that he is
not currently in any kind of a
severe problem with it in terms
of his lungs.
Are they going to stop the
dexamethasone when he leaves the
hospital or continue it for a
few more days?
We dont know that either
remdesivir the antiviral. You are
right. They shoot for a five day
course.
Today would probably be day
four.
They could give him a day more
at the White House.
I dont think that would be a
problem.
Steve Dr Marc Siegel, joining
with us exclusive details of
conversation with the doctor.
Transcript generated on 2020-10-17.