Dr. Gupta Questions Trump Medications: Steroids Are ‘Typically Given to Severely or Critically Ill Patients’

GUPTA I mean you ░░░░░░░░ it s he s ░░░░░░░░ the world class sort ░░░░░░░░ treatment here He s ░░░░░░░░ had treatments that are ░░░░░░░░ combination things that very ░░░░░░░░ if any people in ░░░░░░░░ world have had access ░░░░░░░░ And he s the ░░░░░░░░ so that makes sense ░░░░░░░░ yes he got sick ░░░░░░░░ this disease That was ░░░░░░░░ clear at least from ░░░░░░░░ the doctors told us ░░░░░░░░ was a concern for ░░░░░░░░ know Thursday night into ░░░░░░░░ that led to a ░░░░░░░░ a medevac from the ░░░░░░░░ House to Walter Reed ░░░░░░░░ then he s getting ░░░░░░░░ three medications one of ░░░░░░░░ isn t even authorized ░░░░░░░░ emergency use and the ░░░░░░░░ two have emergency use ░░░░░░░░ but really these medications ░░░░░░░░ have not really been ░░░░░░░░ in conjunction So it ░░░░░░░░ a very aggressive treatment ░░░░░░░░ he s been able ░░░░░░░░ receive and maybe that ░░░░░░░░ the reason that he ░░░░░░░░ doing better than he ░░░░░░░░ before We re not ░░░░░░░░ Maybe he was just ░░░░░░░░ to improve on his ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ the thing about that ░░░░░░░░ struck me Poppy in ░░░░░░░░ to you know whatever ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus you don t ░░░░░░░░ to fear it What ░░░░░░░░ that mean you don ░░░░░░░░ need to fear it ░░░░░░░░ mean it is a ░░░░░░░░ deadly disease that has ░░░░░░░░ to 210 000 people ░░░░░░░░ their lives Is he ░░░░░░░░ for a herd immunity ░░░░░░░░ You don t need ░░░░░░░░ fear it so just ░░░░░░░░ whatever you want and ░░░░░░░░ the infection rip through ░░░░░░░░ country We know what ░░░░░░░░ would likely do It ░░░░░░░░ lead to close to ░░░░░░░░ million people dying hospitals ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmed and probably bringing ░░░░░░░░ country to a screeching ░░░░░░░░ So that was really ░░░░░░░░ I thought obviously taking ░░░░░░░░ in absolutely the wrong ░░░░░░░░ SCIUTTO Sanjay you ve ░░░░░░░░ some new details about ░░░░░░░░ the presidential candidates were ░░░░░░░░ before the debate Was ░░░░░░░░ sufficient in particular has ░░░░░░░░ White House been honest ░░░░░░░░ about the president s ░░░░░░░░ there before the debate ░░░░░░░░ well GUPTA So this ░░░░░░░░ interesting to us because ░░░░░░░░ talk a lot about ░░░░░░░░ and what should be ░░░░░░░░ for schools for getting ░░░░░░░░ open When we looked ░░░░░░░░ the Cleveland Clinic has ░░░░░░░░ overseeing the medical procedures ░░░░░░░░ these first debates for ░░░░░░░░ first debate and they ░░░░░░░░ be for the other ░░░░░░░░ as well And at ░░░░░░░░ for the first debate ░░░░░░░░ was surprising was that ░░░░░░░░ campaigns did have to ░░░░░░░░ evidence of a negative ░░░░░░░░ but that negative test ░░░░░░░░ could have been done ░░░░░░░░ up to 72 hours ░░░░░░░░ the debate So that ░░░░░░░░ have been you know ░░░░░░░░ Sunday even before the ░░░░░░░░ on Tuesday The other ░░░░░░░░ is that it only ░░░░░░░░ to be an emergency ░░░░░░░░ type of test It ░░░░░░░░ t need to be ░░░░░░░░ gold standard PCR test ░░░░░░░░ could have been an ░░░░░░░░ test which have a ░░░░░░░░ false negative rate And ░░░░░░░░ Jim it was sort ░░░░░░░░ an honor system there ░░░░░░░░ well They didn t ░░░░░░░░ back and look at ░░░░░░░░ test You just had ░░░░░░░░ say basically these people ░░░░░░░░ tested negative within the ░░░░░░░░ 72 hours So there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of loopholes ░░░░░░░░ something that would be ░░░░░░░░ significant I was really ░░░░░░░░ by that coming from ░░░░░░░░ Cleveland Clinic I m ░░░░░░░░ sure why they had ░░░░░░░░ loose guidelines They could ░░░░░░░░ demanded a PCR test ░░░░░░░░ day which still isn ░░░░░░░░ perfect but would have ░░░░░░░░ think been a lot ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW We got another ░░░░░░░░ Sanjay yesterday from the ░░░░░░░░ taking care of the ░░░░░░░░ And I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ felt like we got ░░░░░░░░ clarity this time or ░░░░░░░░ GUPTA You know not ░░░░░░░░ I mean we knew ░░░░░░░░ Sunday when one of ░░░░░░░░ doctors said the president ░░░░░░░░ go home tomorrow right ░░░░░░░░ just having covered these ░░░░░░░░ of stories so many ░░░░░░░░ I knew the president ░░░░░░░░ going home the next ░░░░░░░░ because they set the ░░░░░░░░ There was no way ░░░░░░░░ president wasn t going ░░░░░░░░ the next day It ░░░░░░░░ have been seemed like ░░░░░░░░ failure if he didn ░░░░░░░░ go home So they ░░░░░░░░ had boxed themselves into ░░░░░░░░ corner at that point ░░░░░░░░ that he was possibly ░░░░░░░░ to go home the ░░░░░░░░ day What we still ░░░░░░░░ t know is why ░░░░░░░░ various medications were added ░░░░░░░░ what triggered that Again ░░░░░░░░ steroids in particular are ░░░░░░░░ medication typically given to ░░░░░░░░ or critically ill patients ░░░░░░░░ has significant side effects ░░░░░░░░ can change people s ░░░░░░░░ make them not on ░░░░░░░░ to sleep restless really ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ medication you give lightly ░░░░░░░░ is a medication that ░░░░░░░░ only be given in ░░░░░░░░ And the White House ░░░░░░░░ a residence like no ░░░░░░░░ but still this obviously ░░░░░░░░ just the most basic ░░░░░░░░ here I think to ░░░░░░░░ question what we didn ░░░░░░░░ hear probably told us ░░░░░░░░ than what we did ░░░░░░░░ We didn t hear ░░░░░░░░ or not he has ░░░░░░░░ We didn t hear ░░░░░░░░ results of his lung ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ his heart has sort ░░░░░░░░ responded We heard lab ░░░░░░░░ were returning to normal ░░░░░░░░ that means were they ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ he s on a ░░░░░░░░ thinner which would give ░░░░░░░░ indication of how serious ░░░░░░░░ think this is as ░░░░░░░░ Could he develop clotting ░░░░░░░░ could put him at ░░░░░░░░ risk of heart or ░░░░░░░░ or something like that ░░░░░░░░ we still don t ░░░░░░░░ the basic sort of ░░░░░░░░ of the president s ░░░░░░░░ which is very similar ░░░░░░░░ back in November of ░░░░░░░░ year you remember when ░░░░░░░░ had that trip to ░░░░░░░░ Reed we still don ░░░░░░░░ know what that was ░░░░░░░░ and that was a ░░░░░░░░ trip as well We ░░░░░░░░ learned almost a year ░░░░░░░░