COVID-LONG COVID DOCUMENTATION

SUMMARY

DEMOGRAPHICS & BACKGROUND
1. Demographics
2. Date of first diagnosis of COVID-19
3. Was the patient admitted?
4. What were the patient's saturations?
5. Vaccinations: number, brand, was the patient vaccinated prior to the recent COVID infection?
6. Background history: cardiorespiratory issues, DM, obesity, immunosuppressants, depression, psychological stressors in the home or work

SYMPTOMS
7. Common symptoms: fatigue (13-87%), dyspnoea (10-71%), chest pain (12-44%), cough (17-34%)
8. Psychological symptoms: depression, anxiety, PTSD
9. Cognitive symptoms: poor memory, attention
10. Uncommon: anosmia, arthralgia, myalgia, headache, rhinitis, poor appetite, dizziness, insomnia, alopecia, sweating, diarrhoea
11. Associated symptoms: depression, insomnia

MEDICATIONS
12. Analgesics such as opioids
13. Benzodiazepines
14. Neuropathic agents
15. Anti-spasmodics

INVESTIGATIONS
16. FBC
17. EUC
18. Irons studies
19. TFT
20. Imaging studies: CT brain, CXR, CT chest

IMPRESSION
21. Features suggestive of long-COVID?
22. If not, what are the symptoms due to?

PLAN
23. Any further investigations to be done?
24. Management of the individual symptoms

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O’Young, B., Young, M.A. and Stiens, S.A. (2008). Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Secrets. Mosby. Get it on Amazon.