Hospitalizations after falls in the elderly are common and have scary prognostic implications. But isolated concussions don't usually require multiple-night stays.
Let’s not taint this great column with politics. We are TIRED of questioning medical advice because one does not know if politics has biased the information. Politics has destroyed confidence in the CDC, WHO, and NIH.
Thank you Dr Faust for the sober data on "TBIs" in the absence of any "situational context" from any medical source or authorized Senate Staff.
I support medical privacy strongly but, this medical condition is widely misunderstood by patients, family & others. Please check my data point; there are more than a million E visits per year on TBI's & "Falls". I suspect the "UNreported TBI's make the actual numbers much higher. Treatment Protocols meaning superb Tauma Teams are available across the Nation.
Cautious observation and potentially a repeat CT scan is understandable. Initial CT scans for TBIs, can underestimate the degree of injury (including what may initially present clinically as a concussion). However, remaining in the hospital for several days implies the physicians are concerned about more than just a concussion or perhaps it is motivated by a “VIP” approach as you mentioned. In my view unnecessarily remaining in the hospital likely increases risk.
I’m likely in a minority but I believe you don’t know what is going on and it is a bit early to claim VIP medicine that would not have any benefit. I’m not a fan of McConnell but he is of an age where caution is appropriate. If he’s at an academic medical center, as a friend of mine was, they maybe going the extra mile to rule out causes for the fall- DUH. Do better!
Pure speculation, but he's at an age where he could be on anticoagulants. Maybe being watchful for potential cerebral bleeding?
Let’s not taint this great column with politics. We are TIRED of questioning medical advice because one does not know if politics has biased the information. Politics has destroyed confidence in the CDC, WHO, and NIH.
Thank you Dr Faust for the sober data on "TBIs" in the absence of any "situational context" from any medical source or authorized Senate Staff.
I support medical privacy strongly but, this medical condition is widely misunderstood by patients, family & others. Please check my data point; there are more than a million E visits per year on TBI's & "Falls". I suspect the "UNreported TBI's make the actual numbers much higher. Treatment Protocols meaning superb Tauma Teams are available across the Nation.
Cautious observation and potentially a repeat CT scan is understandable. Initial CT scans for TBIs, can underestimate the degree of injury (including what may initially present clinically as a concussion). However, remaining in the hospital for several days implies the physicians are concerned about more than just a concussion or perhaps it is motivated by a “VIP” approach as you mentioned. In my view unnecessarily remaining in the hospital likely increases risk.
I’m likely in a minority but I believe you don’t know what is going on and it is a bit early to claim VIP medicine that would not have any benefit. I’m not a fan of McConnell but he is of an age where caution is appropriate. If he’s at an academic medical center, as a friend of mine was, they maybe going the extra mile to rule out causes for the fall- DUH. Do better!