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Covid positive
Hi Doctor,
My husband is covid positive. His IL6 is high (150 pg/ml), crp- 3.3, d-dimer is 547. He has been given steriods yesterday and day and before yesterday. Today he is feeling shivering. Is it because of steriods?
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Yes it is high, kindly give full history, that will be required to see if he actually needs steroids or not.
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Dr. Rupal V Rana
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Please check his BP and also check his temperature , generally if the patient has mixed infection , means , covid plus a secondary infection , this happens, also it is seen in diabetic patients, so just check these prameters
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