Race against Time, Finding the Causes of Happy Hypoxia in Covid-19 Patients Page all

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – There are still many things to confirm from infection corona virus and what happens to the patient.

The latest thing that has caught the attention of world researchers, including Indonesia, is the symptoms hypoxic happy, experienced by the patient Covid-19.

In Indonesia, several cases were found in several regions Covid-19 patient experience hypoxic happy.

The patient was fine, but suddenly his oxygen levels dropped, so something was fatal.

Clinical Pathologist who is also the Director and Spokesperson for the Covid-19 Task Force at the UNS Surakarta Hospital, Central Java, Tonang Dwi Ardyanto, admitted that he understood these symptoms. hypoxic happy For sufferers of Covid-19, it is still a big homework.

“Well, our homework is still a question hypoxic happy. This means that people who are initially without symptoms, feel nothing, suddenly have shortness of breath and get worse, “said Tonang, when contacted. Kompas.com, Saturday (5/9/2020).

According to Tonang, of the 80 percent of patients with the category of People Without Symptoms (OTG), half ended up with the condition. hypoxic happy.

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Therefore, today is a race against time to find out the cause hypoxic happy in Covid-19 patients.

“Well, that’s what we are still looking for the cause, which determines someone is at risk of experiencing happy hypoxia,” he explained.

People are asked to be alert and recognize the symptoms hypoxic happy So that there are no bad effects for sufferers of corona virus infection.

As reported Kompas.com, 20 August 2020, hypoxic happy or hypoxemia is defined as a decrease in oxygen pressure in the blood.

When this condition occurs, a person can experience shortness of breath or dyspnea.

Decreased oxygen levels in the blood also cause the body organs to die and can be life threatening.

Healthy people usually have an oxygen saturation of at least 95 percent.

However, doctors report, there are patients who have oxygen percentage levels of 70-80 percent. In fact, in drastic cases, it is below 50 percent.

Also read: What You Need to Know about Happy Hypoxia, Experienced by Covid-19 Sufferers, Including in Indonesia

A pulmonary specialist and Chairman of the Indonesian Lung Doctors Association (PDPI), Agus Dwi Susanto, said, hypoxic syndrome starting with pneumonia or pneumonia which disrupts oxygen circulation.

“Blood that is deprived of oxygen will later enter the heart and be distributed throughout the body, as a result the tissues and other organs of the body also experience a lack of oxygen, which is called hypoxia,” said Agus, as reported. Kompas.com, 12 August 2020.

Agus revealed that this condition occurs when someone who has hypoxia syndrome looks like a normal person.

“My experience as a pulmonary doctor who also treats Covid-19 patients turns out that cases of happy hypoxia patients do occur,” said Agus.

He acknowledged the patient’s condition happy hypoxic syndrome that looks normal is still a question mark in the medical world.

Researchers around the world are also conducting studies on the findings hypoxic happy in sufferers of Covid-19.

Also read: Recognize Happy Hypoxia, Low Oxygen Levels That Can Affect Covid-19 Sufferers

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