POST-ACUTE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) SYNDROME

Course overview

COVID-19 IS PRIMARILY A RESPIRATORY VIRAL ILLNESS CAUSED BY SARS-COV-2. BASED ON THE BROAD-SPECTRUM CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF MULTIPLE ORGANS IN PATIENTS INFECTED WITH SARS-COV-2, COVID-19 IS NOW CONSIDERED A SYSTEMIC ILLNESS. THE IMMEDIATE COMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 ARE WELL DEFINED AND ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MORTALITY. HOWEVER, DELAYED OR LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS OF COVID-19 ARE INCREASINGLY BEING RECOGNIZED AND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED MORBIDITY. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH POST-ACUTE COVID-19 SYNDROME.