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First of all, i am not trying to scare anyone...i just think it is better to be warned and aware than not to know...
I found this article on medsape and only put the part that can affect us...if you are having severe resp distress with H1N1 flu, please see your doc and then a specialist if the symptoms do not improve. After having had a bad case of it myself, i am still short of breath almost 2 months after the original flu.
I would encourage you to speak to your docs regarding getting the H1N1 vaccine when it comes out...
here is the part of the article...
Severe complications of H1N1 Influenza. In June 2009, the University of Michigan reported severe pulmonary complications of 2009 H1N1 influenza infection in 10 patients with a median age of 49 years. All 10 patients were referred for severe hypoxemia, ARDS, and inability to oxygenate with conventional ventilation methods. All had severe multilobar pneumonia on x-ray, none had evidence of bacterial pneumonia, and 4 had CT scan-confirmed pulmonary embolism. Lab findings included leukocytosis in 5 (median WBC 9500/mm3), elevated AST levels (41-109 IU/L) in all 10, and elevated CPK levels (51-6572 IU/L) in 6; none had evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation. The major risk factor was obesity in 9 and morbid obesity (BMI > 40) in 7. All 10 required advanced mechanical ventilation with high-frequency oscillatory or bilevel ventilation with mean airway pressures of 32-55 cm H2O. Two required veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support and 6 required dialysis. At the time of the report, 3 had died, 1 was still on ECMO, 1 was still on mechanical ventilation, and 5 had been transferred back to referring institutions. (CDC. Intensive care patients with severe novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection -- Michigan, June, 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009;58:749-752.)
http://www.medscape.com/sites/swine-flu
I found this article on medsape and only put the part that can affect us...if you are having severe resp distress with H1N1 flu, please see your doc and then a specialist if the symptoms do not improve. After having had a bad case of it myself, i am still short of breath almost 2 months after the original flu.
I would encourage you to speak to your docs regarding getting the H1N1 vaccine when it comes out...
here is the part of the article...
Severe complications of H1N1 Influenza. In June 2009, the University of Michigan reported severe pulmonary complications of 2009 H1N1 influenza infection in 10 patients with a median age of 49 years. All 10 patients were referred for severe hypoxemia, ARDS, and inability to oxygenate with conventional ventilation methods. All had severe multilobar pneumonia on x-ray, none had evidence of bacterial pneumonia, and 4 had CT scan-confirmed pulmonary embolism. Lab findings included leukocytosis in 5 (median WBC 9500/mm3), elevated AST levels (41-109 IU/L) in all 10, and elevated CPK levels (51-6572 IU/L) in 6; none had evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation. The major risk factor was obesity in 9 and morbid obesity (BMI > 40) in 7. All 10 required advanced mechanical ventilation with high-frequency oscillatory or bilevel ventilation with mean airway pressures of 32-55 cm H2O. Two required veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support and 6 required dialysis. At the time of the report, 3 had died, 1 was still on ECMO, 1 was still on mechanical ventilation, and 5 had been transferred back to referring institutions. (CDC. Intensive care patients with severe novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection -- Michigan, June, 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009;58:749-752.)
http://www.medscape.com/sites/swine-flu
