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The story surrounding theCOVID-19 Diagnosis of President Donald Trump Last week continues to grow because more information is released slowly by the White House. Among the many aspects being closely criticized is theTreatment plan Trump doctors chose. The severity of the president's symptoms is still held quite close to the vest of the White House leaders, but we know that his doctorSean Conley, DO, did it on a variety of drugs - some of which are considered experimental. And while it raised the eyebrows of some medical experts,Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has recently weighed withA Trust Vote for Conley and other President's COVID care officials.

"My colleagues I know, including Sean Conley, are very good doctors, and they are very qualified, so I'm really convinced that [the president] gets the optimal care you can get with the team at Walter Reed, "Fauci said CNN on October 5th. Fauci himself is not directly involved in the president's medical care.

Since manufacturingTrump diagnosis End of last week, the White House is under the criticism for the lack of information they provided concerning the state of health of the President and theGravity of his symptoms. However, we learned a little more detail about what doctors do to promote a speedy recovery. Since the positive tests for Covid-19, Trump has been placed on additional oxygen, given a dose of eight milligrams of an experimental antibody cocktail, started an antiviral drug regime remdesivir and administereddexamethasoneA steroid typically used to treat chronic diseases such as lupus and cancer.

In addition to that, the president takeszinc,Vitamin D, antihistamine famotidine, melatonin and daily aspirin. But it is the combination and synchronization of dexamethasone, the cocktail of antibodies and the remdeesivir - the last two of which have not yet been approved for the food and drug administration of the United States (FDA), some doctors scratch themselves.

"What is very strange is thatDexamethasone is not generally used At someone whose symptoms start a few days ago and with a low oxygen blinger and that was also working without the need for oxygen "Walid Gellad, MD, Director of the Pharmaceutical Policy Center and prescribing at the University of Pittsburgh, saidTime Magazine on October 4 4. "So, either it is worse than what they admitted or use the drug in a way that is not in the usual standard of care."

"Steroids are immune removal, you risk predisposing a person to secondary infections"Bryan McVverry, MD, Professor of Associate Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh who recently published a study on corticosteroids in Covid-19 patients, added in theTime Article published Sunday. "The data certainly does not promote the use of corticosteroids at this stage of the disease."

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Other medical experts, as a fauci, voted their support for the decisions made by the president's medical team. "At some point, he dropped his oxygen levels below 94% and he was put on oxygen"Carlos del Rio, MD, Executive Associate Dean and Professor of Medicine at Emorory University Medicine School, explained toTime on Sunday. "You do not need to be on oxygen, [you] just need to reach this point. And once it is reached, he is a candidate for remdesivir and dexamethasone. He kissed this goal goal And once you hit that goal. You must do. If I were his doctor, I would say he must be on them. You do not wait for the patient to stay at low oxygen levels. "

With regard to the current health status of the President, Conley said the following evening of October 3: "Although not yet out of the wood, the team is cautiously optimistic." And on October 5th, the president has tweetedIt will be released from Walter Reed Monday evening. And for more American leaders who have been struck with sickness during power, checkThese American presidents also fought serious diseases in the office.