3 Lingering Concerns About Trump’s Health

KEY BACKGROUND

Trump’s medical team has been criticized for not offering clear information on the president’s health, and evading questions from reporters. After Dr. Conley and his team offered a positive assessment about the president’s health on Friday, a White House press pool reporter relayed a statement from a source “familiar with the president’ health” that said the “president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning.” On Sunday, Dr. Conley addressed the apparent contradiction, saying the statement was "misconstrued."

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3 Lingering Concerns About Trump’s Health Following Sunday’s Briefing

 

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Fever: Dr. Conley said the president did not have a fever on Sunday, which doctors say could be a good sign, but it was “high” on Friday (Dr. Conley did not say how high it was), prompting doctors to caution that the medications the president is currently taking could be masking the fever.

Doctors also expressed concerns about discharging the president from the hospital — which Trump’s team said could happen as early as Monday— when the president exhibited concerning symptoms on Friday, and was on three medications, including Regeneron, Remdesivir and dexamethasone.

CRUCIAL QUOTE

Trump’s two drops in oxygen levels prompted his medical team to start administering  dexamethasone. "Over the course of his illness, the president has experienced two episodes of transient drops in his oxygen saturation,” Dr. Conley said Sunday, “It was a determination of the team, based predominantly on the timeline from the initial diagnosis, that we initiate dexamethasone." 

Trump’s Health Following Sunday’s Briefing

 

TOPLINE President Trump’s medical team offered an upbeat assessment of the president’s health and even suggested Trump could be discharged from the hospital soon during a press conference Sunday, but there are still concerns about Trump’s health among the medical community at large, and questions about how transparent and upfront the president’s medical team is truly being.

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White House physician Sean Conley answers questions surrounded by other doctors, during an update on ... [+] AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

KEY FACTS

Oxygen level: Trump’s doctors confirmed Sunday the president has had two “transient drops” in oxygen saturation levels, including two instances in which Trump’s oxygen saturation levels dipped below 95%.

Trump’s Health Following Sunday’s Briefing

TOPLINE President Trump’s medical team offered an upbeat assessment of the president’s health and even suggested Trump could be discharged from the hospital soon during a press conference Sunday, but there are still concerns about Trump’s health among the medical community at large, and questions about how transparent and upfront the president’s medical team is truly being. US-VOTE-HEALTH-VIRUS-TRUMP-CONLEY White House physician Sean Conley answers questions surrounded by other doctors, during an update on ... [+] AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES KEY FACTS Oxygen level: Trump’s doctors confirmed Sunday the president has had two “transient drops” in oxygen saturation levels, including two instances in which Trump’s oxygen saturation levels dipped below 95%.