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Covid disorientation

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MumtoAlf · 29/12/2020 15:57

My 70 year old father has covid and is really disorientated and making no sense with the things he is saying. Does anyone else have any experience of this? And what did you do?
Thanks

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orangenasturtium · 29/12/2020 16:04

You need to seek urgent medical advice. It's not uncommon for infection (even a simple UTI) to cause confusion in older people but he needs to see a doctor to rule out other causes, such as a stroke or TIA. It is probably just the infection but he needs to be checked out.

SparklingLime · 29/12/2020 16:19

Info on Covid delirium: covid.joinzoe.com/post/delirium-phe-update

Schonerlebnis · 29/12/2020 16:25

He could be hypoxic. If you've got a sats probe check his oxygen levels.
Is he breathing quickly or struggling to breath ? He could be dehydrated or have v high temperature. I'd ring 111 to be honest.

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