As an RN working in the hospital, THANK YOU for making this video! This will be one I send families to for sure. There’s a lot that goes in to taking care of loved ones and this video breaks it down for the non health care people . Love Medcram❤️

Thank you for mentioning the Respiratory Therapist in this fight. This episode was big on what we do daily to keep patients off of the ventilator. More recognition might have been paid to this profession as most people have never heard of this discipline. Thank you for your tireless work in educating both the layman and medical professionals.

Interesting video, I was hospitalized with Covid one year ago this week. I went from the ER to the ICU even though I didn't require a ventilator. I had both the oxygen mask and the nasal oxygen. I spent 5 days in the ICU and then was transferred to a regular room on "the floor". Then I was sent home after about 7 days total. So I feel like my case was mild compared to other hospitalized patients. I had a great nurse who was slowly dialing down my O2 without telling me which helped me adjust back to normal breathing without causing anxiety,

Very useful information Doc. No politics. No BS. Straight and to the point. Thank you for explaining the step by step process.

Thank you for such incredible and we'll presented information. Watching this video is so surreal for me as this week in January 2021 I was exactly halfway through my 14 day stay in ICU, and I am forever grateful for the science and the faith that got me through everything that you discussed here. I was one step away from a ventilator. And it's true, proning was extremely painful but it saved my life and saved me from going onto the ventilator. When I got to the ER at 4 am on New Years Day my oxygen saturation was 70 pct. I was put on high flow oxygen right away. This time remains the most painful memory due to the loss of life that I witnessed all around me. I am literally a living miracle to my family, and with a debt of gratitude to the doctors and nurses that had to make tough choices to save my life. 🙏💕🙏

I'm an ICU RN on a Covid unit and this is a wonderful video I would love to share with all our patients and families. I wish it was in Spanish too. Thank you very much!

As a pulmonologist and intensivist myself, I understand how busy your schedule is. Thank you for your time and education. I agree with all you said. A team of different providers play different vital roles. In our Icu, we have also incorporated the Palliative care team.

This video was posted literally at the perfect time for me as my mom was admitted on 1/6 and I have very limited understanding of these steps and terms. Thank you so much for posting such a helpful video, it’s helped me feel a little bit better about everything and I feel I now have the basic knowledge I will need to sustain what might be a long and stressful duration as my mom is treated.

Thank you, no one else would ever explain all this to me, a senior woman with COPD, you and Prof Shane Crotty PhD are helping me cope with this Sars CoV 2 Pandemic and I am in awe that you both are on You Tube for us all , it is such a privilege 🙂 Happy New Year 2022

Just the way I like them, videos on the verge of being too technical for me, the typical layman. I have been asked how I could have possibly become so informed concerning the pandemic, covid, and vaccines. I tell them the credit goes to MedCram videos with an additional nod to Dr. Campbell's channel.

Excellent Overview - I just wish I knew this stuff 6 months ago and although I lost my loved one, I can confirm that this information is an accurate depiction of the cascading chain of events that I experienced. Great Work 🖤🙏

I’m just a layman, though my mom had a huge range of serious medical issues for decades before she passed away. I spent a lot of time on the floor and in the ICU. I learned many things. One lesson we should all learn: you NEED someone there with the patient who is trusted by them who loves them and knows their medical history (and current meds, dose/schedule, etc) and can advocate for them. Doctors and nurses are just people. Some of them are busy (understaffing, etc), some aren’t good at their job, some are having a bad day, etc. Ask questions about everything and make sure what’s being done is reasonable. If the patient is struggling and the call button isn’t getting results: go find someone yourself. Patients need a trusted advocate there with them if you want to maximize their chances of coming home from a serious medical issue. Most doctors and nurses are good people. Though they’re just fallible human beings like you and me. Doctors are the third leading cause of death, beaten only by cancer and heart disease. That’s not a joke or hyperbole, it’s a profound truth we have to grapple with in a serious way and take steps to mitigate. Don’t blindly trust: ask questions if you’re uncertain. Be kind and respectful, though firm. The patient is just another person to the medical staff, whereas that patient may be your mom or brother or daughter or whatever: you must be their advocate and look out for their best interests while they can’t advocate for themselves.

Thanks doc for all you do. I’ve watched every Covid-19 video you’ve put out and consider myself very well informed, all thanks to you. Keep up the great work and stay healthy. Cheers

Hi from Greece. I'm a nurse. In Greek state Hospitals, in the floors (wards) we have 2-3 nurses for 45 patients. In our ICUs we have 15 nurses for every 5 beds.

Wow, I want to work in your hospital! 4 patients per nurse? 2 per nurse in ICU? Paradise...!

This is a great service you are doing Doctor Seheult. Absolutely amazing and eye opening. Thanks for all that you do, and please keep up the good work.

Thanks. Definitely exhausting. My uncle is in a SNF 🙄 due to MI on 12/21. Popped positive on 1/5. SNF staff said he's in the "red zone," meaning that's a staffing criteria with no one able to tell me patient protocols. I had to push his doctor that he's 85; BMI over 25; COPD; diabetes; CBD..the only risk he doesn't have is that he's not pregnant. Transported to ER to see if he's eligible for early intervention. Got an Rx for Paxlovid, but then it was on us to locate a pharmacy in the entire San Francisco Bay Area that had this med in stock. This took the whole day, but we finally found a pharmacy about 30 miles out from the SNF. Good grief

Thank you for continuing these Covid updates. I have been watching your videos since the beginning of the pandemic and can't imagine how I would have gotten through this without them. Many thanks to Dr. Seheult and the entire MedCram team!

I am a former NAEMT my daughter is an RT my husband is an OB/GYN this is an excellent video it’s about time someone makes a video like this so that way we can have effective patient advocates. Best wishes Dr. Bruce & Sheila Hunter

I had Covid for 9 days without my fever breaking or improving. My fever went up to103.1 and that's when I headed to the ER. I was put on supplemental oxygen and was admitted. I stayed there for 6 days and had a 5 day course of remdesivir. My supplemental oxygen peaked at 4 liters. Prior to going to the hospital, I asked my primary about monoclonal antibodies and was told I could only get in in the hospital. When I was in the hospital, I again asked and was told I had to get it before I got in the hospital. Grrr. I didn't end up getting them. Fortunately, I was discharged without oxygen. Six weeks post discharge, I still have terrible brain fog, insomnia, dehydration but the chest pain has gone away, the 5 skin rashes are pretty much healed and my stamina is coming back. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

Thank you so much for making this video. A few years ago my father died from ARDS and it would have been really useful if I had watched a video like this at the time.

You deserve an award for the work you have done on this pandemic since it started. Thank you!!!

Dr.Seheult....you were my guiding star.....last few years in science. I thank you from bottom of my heart. God bless you and family🙏

MedCram is now being mentioned on Glenn Beck's national radio show. Dr. Zeb Zelenko is discussing HCQ and quercetin that he learned about on MedCram 34. Thank you, Dr. Seheult!

I've had open heart surgery, and remember coming out of anesthesia, still being on the ventilator. That, and the removal process are very vivid memories. It was extremely uncomfortable both physically and mentally. At first I struggled to remove it, but then I panicked thinking that I might not be able breathe on my own it it came out. No doubt, the anesthesia played a large part in my confusion. Regardless, I can't imagine what it would be like to have that in for an extended period of time. I have no doubt that I'd want to be heavily sedated on a vent. Thatnks for the work you do.

This explanation is EXCEPTIONALLY down to earth, in plain english, and I will recommend this to family and friends.

I still take all the supliments that you said almost two years ago...ALL of them.

My wife has been intubated, in a medically-induced coma, for a month in the ICU. So I've seen behind the scenes. It is stressful even for the caregiver. I made it a point to be in the ICU in the AM for doctor's rounds, and at night to meet the night nurse.

Thank you Dr. This is so helpful for the many that are not , nor have ever worked in a hospital. Understanding the working of the whole system might help relieve some of the tensions many have.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is also worth mentioning most hospitals have Spiritual teams. These teams represent belief systems across faiths and cultures. The type of support provided can be key to floor patients, especially when anxiety is high and visits from family may be limited.

INTERPRETERS! Roger, unless you speak Russian, mandarin, Spanish, French, Korean, Cambodian ... and a few others (we do know you're very talented) then you'll need an interpreter somewhere along the way! You forgot to include this very important group in the mix of all the professionals involved in the patients' care. And thanks for your many informative talks.

Dr. Seheult, this is content gold. I've been benefitting from your time and effort since the beginning of the pandemic and appreciate your fact-based, accessible delivery. This may be out of the scope of the intentions of this channel but we're often told about the shortcomings of the American healthcare system relative to some other nations. Will there ever be content where you (or MedCram proper) list a set of recommendations that may serve to bridge those gaps? My intention isn't to get into political back and forth but to understand what we should all be advocating for that might improve things going forward. I understand if you don't intend to address this...many blessings for your dedication!

Thanks again Prof.Seheult. I started following you with a video relating to my Ace inhibitor medication at the start of the pandemic. Your considered and beautifully crafted explanations have been a source of great calm for me and I can’t thank you enough, however, if you ever need a free online guitar lesson, you’re more than welcome.

My 92 yr old mother is in a nursing home. Recently, she had an infection and was in the hospital. She was seen by a cardiologist in the hospital. She has a pacemaker so she has a regular cardiologist. Once discharged back to the nursing home .... the nursing home doctor takes over. As her children, we had a terrible time getting these 3 doctors to communicate about her care.

Thanks for another clear and concise video on an important topic. I'm healthy now but I like to be prepared for the worst..

My 60 year old cousin recently died from covid 19. He first had gone to the Urgent Care and they diagnosed him with double pneumonia and gave him shots with meds sending him home. Well the next day he was feeling really bad so he went to the ER. They diagnosed him with Covid 19 and sent him to another hospital to deal with his advanced condition. They did not give him any therapeutics and only sedated him then was put on a vent. They started the vents out on high then tried to lower a coupld of days later. He lasted for 7 days then died. They killed him. He could have made it if only given the right therapeutics even monoclono antibody anything would have been better than sedate then vent.

Thank you Dr. Seheult, not all Superheros wear capes...some upload knowledge on MedCram. Thank you for taking your time and making comprehensive videos. I'm sure as a MD your time is of extreme value and i do value every minute of it. Thank you for providing facts. The numbers in the Science dont lie.

Thank you Dr Medcram and Team Medcram! You are doing so much good in the world - educating people all over the world!

Thank you for breaking this down. I want to mention that I recenlty had covid and on day 3 took valaclovir as my leg felt a little "shingle like". I started feeling better within the hour and was fine by the next day!

How wonderful the would be, if all the physicians were just like you? Huge ❤ All the blessings for you family and loved ones. Thank you very much for sharing it. Priceless education.

I was in the icu and let me tell you this much it was hell. I really appreciated what the doctors did and the nurses and the therapist and OTs and all the rest of the doctor's but 24 days spent in the hospital really put you in perspective of what they go through. The nurses wasn't used to having somebody who was self-sufficient to the point where they would just come in and check on me and that would be about the gist of it.

Dr Seheult I really love your videos. If I had the change to go back 30 years, I would become a doctor, inspired by you!

THEY are still releasing people with NO TREATMENTS

This is fantastic. Thank you for this. I hate to ask for anything, but I will because I think it would benefit many, many people: A one or two page “quick guide” based on this content would be priceless for countless people out there

Thank you for yet another clear video that helps us non-medical folks understand what's happening. I'll be sending it to a number of people so we'll be better prepared for these possibilities.

I’m our area, if you are not admitted, you are sent home and told to take ibuprofen. My friend had O2 of 83 and was sent home. I wish we could look at some stats before we choose a hospital. The ICU nurses here told me they’ve not had a single patient go home after being ventilated.

Great presentation & very informative video Doc! This is a must send video to friends & family. Both the medical & research communities have made great strides in the treatment of COVID. My hope is that this pandemic will be over within the next 4 to 6 months. Or at least controlled to point of very few severely ill patients having to be hospitalized. Thanks for your videos and updates! Be well & stay safe everyone!

I've been watching your videos since 2 years I don't watch TVI don't watch news I don't want any other channel I don't listen to radio I remember when you was making them daily And I always wait for the new video update

Thank you so much for this update for going to the hospital (one thing missing is talking about legal health care directives upon admission?) I've shared this with MANY just now. I've followed you for almost two years, thanks for all that you do and glad you "are back" posting videos!

This is really helpful and timely for me. My husband’s friend has been in and out of the hospital several times in the past couple of months.

Thank you ..if more Dr.s shared solid fundamentals like this there would be less stress & a greater focus to hopefully get on the recovery path w purpose ..!!!

You forgot the facility engineers who insures that rooms that must be negative pressure, (such as rooms for infectious quarantine), work correctly, or OR's positive air flow, along with medical air maintenance, which I was licensed for, along with standard HVAC, pluming and electrical maintenance, along with maintaining the ultra-colds used for tissue or other biological's used in OR's etc, along with control work which consist of pneumatic or digital control of building temperatures, and general air flow. i worked at our local hospital for 8 years, and most of us worked in the pipe chases , tunnels and roof top, and other areas where most folks would never know we were there. just a shout out to my fellow tech's

This may be your best video ever, which is very high praise. Incredibly useful. Thank you!

Doc can you please make a video going over probiotics and whether or not they can aid in fighting the covid-19 infection and if they can reduce lung damage caused by covid. Please!!!

Thank you, Doctor for an amazing presentation . I have been watching every lecture and by far you are the best educator in regards the entire process of understanding Covid19 🙌 👏 . I feel blessed everyday by learning through your lectures and has help me providing only the best services to everyone that I have come in contact with. Blessing Doctor 🙏

I love your show. I first heard about the benefits of vitamin D to the immune system when I found your site near the beginning of covid19. Have been taking 6500IU everyday since then. Thus far it has kept me healthy. Thank you for your very informative shows. Love and God bless you and all of us.

Thank you your presentation is most helpful in understanding several aspects of the current health crisis we are living through.

Thank you Dr Seheult and MedCram Team, this is very clear, very understandable, and reassuring. The Codes explanation is valuable for everyone anytime. With much Gratitude ❣️

It applies to all fields, sciences, politics, finance, healthcare, etc., you can easily tell whether the person is smart or knowledgeable by the questions that s/he asks.

Thank you! Fantastic review that I hope my family and I won’t need! You’re a fantastic teacher!

You are doing a great service. Communication is the key. More communication would always be more beneficial to everyone including treating team & patients. Hope everyone in patients care understand it.

Best video so far. Hope you make more aimed at normal ppl understanding hospitals' workings better. Thank you

Thank you for explaining this to us. God bless you 🙏

Though a number have mentioned it, I feel it needs to be reiterated - the ratios for nursing seem a bit ambitious. Family has worked at various places around the Southwest, including CA, and ratios are more often than not - double what's noted in the video. I only say this so people reading can understand the stress levels of the people working to help them. As well, if the ratio applies to nurses, it also applies to the providers and other support staff. Just to paint an accurate picture. Otherwise - absolutely love and appreciate all the info you break down for us. Its helped me understand the pandemic on a much deeper level. Thank you so much!

I think the Prof gave a sanitised version of the ICU. It can be brutal for both patients and staff. Get vaccinated and avoid ICU like the plague. It will be worth it. Just ask someone who’s been there. Either one.

Your explanation is very informative & caring. Most people should watch this. I now know I want full code. I didn't understand that before.

I love the way this doctor speaks and it’s so informative. Thank you doc

Maybe you could do a video on how co morbidity interacts with the different levels of care needed to treat patients and potentially some case studies of patients journey to recovery and demise.

Very sobering but extremely well explained and I'd anticipate most of the methodology for treating Covid patients also applies here in the UK.

What antibiotics are given and how is the cytokine storm treated? And do you check patients Vit D levels? That would be interesting.

It’s strange, I have an uncle with COVID in the ICU on 100% oxygen and I asked these questions sincerely over a group chat with my family and was effectively told to shut up and pray.

Monoclonal antibodies are absolute life savers!!!!

You are very explicit just like Dr John Campbell. I have watched you on his video and other videos you have made. Thank you.

Wish this video had come out 2 weeks ago....Watching this now, I woulda freaked out less in the hospital I am sure lol. I had no idea what to ask. I just went along with what was going on. I went into the ER, it was 10 days after I had caught covid19. I was getting worse, not better. Standing up I was so short of breath. I went from the local ER to larger city's hospital's ICU (the ER I went to doesn't hold covid patients, to small). I was only put on oxygen, nasal cannula, I don't recall how much it was set to. They did tests for blood clots. Getting those shots in the stomach sucked. I also had pneumonia. Very low potassium, was also peeing a little blood. I was hooked up to a few different fluids. It felt like I was a pin cushion, they were having a hard time finding veins. I am still not sure what everything was I was on. I had a lot of pills to take as well. I am just glad it only lasted 5 days. I was un able to sleep very much, so after 2 days in bed I started getting up every hour or so and walking a little bit around the room. I think this helped my recovery process. I tried laying on my stomach, but being obese, it wasn't really an option. A nurse suggested I try to. Not sure how busy the place was, but I seen the nurses (amazing people) several times during the day, and night. The doctor I seen once, for a few minutes, in the morning only. I had more conversations with the lab person who came in to draw my blood every morning sadly. I know in 3 months the first thing on my list is getting the vaccine. Right now I am dealing with post covid symptoms, and I hate it. the brain fog, fatigue, muscle tiredness, I am still on blood thinners as well. I am ready for it to be done with already!!!

You made a truly valuable video that is useful for every potential patient and family member. There is so much fear, stress, anxiety and every thing in between that is experienced by the patient and the family. For someone who has never been through this experience prior it can be truly overwhelming. Understanding the process and knowing what questions to ask is empowering and allows one to take control and not have to fear the unknown. Thank you!

Thank you for this video. My Dad passed from brain death on blood thinner. This helps me understand.

Thank you! Spot on! - your RT fr socal LA

As a nurse I agree with everything he said Except the nurse to patient ratios 😂

Thank you so much for this information. Your presentation methods and communication is very helpful.

Very useful video for laypersons. Thank you.

This is an AMAZINGLY helpful video. I wish it had been here when my Mom was in the hospital with CoVID back in August. Nevertheless, glad you’ve provided it. Thanks so much!!

Thank you for your great explanations. This is all so helpful in understanding everything.

Thank you for the great useful details in this video. Extremely helpful for people not in the medical field.

This is a fantastic video! Will help all, even the non Covid19! Many will be grateful to you for this guideline!

I would also be interested in information on the quality of life after being intubated with covid, how long to a complete recovery, do you completely recover etc etc. Or at least where i could look at the stats on this. Thank you

This is one of your best videos yet. Thank you so much, I will be replaying on slower speed and taking detailed notes.

Thank you for sharing this valuable information….. it’s certainly something we can all use!! Love your stick people!

Recently no info on whether your videos are part of the 'COVID-19' series and correspondingly numbered 'Coronavirus Update xxx' or not. Please do us viewers the courtesy of numbering them. Some of us like to download and save files for future reference and it's really useful as we can follow them in chronological order. Thanks

Don't forget the Medical Technologists...out of sight but we do all the testing so Dr.s and Nurses have data to treat their patients.

This is very informative. Some of the terminology we use here in Ohio is different but this will be so helpful to many. This RT thanks you.

Floor ratio in this area is based @ 5:1 and sometimes up to 7 for surges or staff shortages Same with the ICU..seems to more cases of 3:1 in the past few years r/t covid

Great information. Wish I could retain it all. Thank you Doctor!

This is a fantastic video! This will help many patients, even non Covid19! Many will thank you for this guideline!

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us Dr Seheult. We appreciate you.

I have NEVER had 4 pts. on the floor. When I started in 2000 as a new RN on night shift I had 9! I almost quit. I cried many nights, thinking WTH! Nurses eat their young! Screw over the newbies! I never did this when I found out. Always help each other!

Thank you for the wonderfully clear information, very much appreciated.

Just excellent work and information

Thank you so much for this video! It made it also clear for me, that it is important to consider what degree of treatment I would want and, if necessary, decide to let go

I have spent time in emergency rooms and I am always confused about what is going on. I wish they could take another look at emergency rooms, maybe there is room for improvement. Maybe put everyone on a bed or a chair as soon as they arrive.

Great information and will definitely store this in my mind if I ever need it for a loved one or for myself. Thanks!!