Silent hypoxia in COVID-19: a gut microbiota connection
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2021.06.010
Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has triggered the COVID-19 pandemic. Several factors induce hypoxia in COVID-19. Despite being hypoxic, some SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals do not experience any respiratory distress, a phenomenon termed “silent/happy hypoxia”.… read more here.
Keywords: silent hypoxia; covid gut; hypoxia; sars cov ... See more keywords
Silent hypoxia in patients with SARS CoV-2 infection before hospital discharge
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.07.014
Abstract: Objective To assess the degree of hypoxia and subjective dyspnea elicited by a 6-minute walking test (6MWT) in COVID-19 patients prior to discharge. Methods A 6MWT was performed in 26 discharge-ready COVID-19 patients without chronic… read more here.
Keywords: covid patients; silent hypoxia; discharge; hypoxia patients ... See more keywords
Silent Hypoxia in COVID-19 Pneumonia: State of Knowledge, Pathophysiology, Mechanisms, and Management.
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DOI: 10.4037/aacnacc2022448
Abstract: Patients with COVID-19 often present with life-threatening hypoxemia without dyspnea or signs of respiratory distress. Termed silent or happy hypoxia, it has puzzled clinicians and challenged and defied our understanding of normal respiratory physiology. A… read more here.
Keywords: pneumonia state; silent hypoxia; covid; hypoxia covid ... See more keywords