Open AccessPost-COVID conditions—What practitioners need to know
Author(s) -
Susan Waterbury
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the nurse practitioner/the nurse practitioner
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1538-8662
pISSN - 0361-1817
DOI - 10.1097/01.npr.0000794520.66134.e4
Subject(s) - myalgia , covid-19 , medicine , depression (economics) , chest pain , taste , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , psychiatry , psychology , virology , disease , neuroscience , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
Up to 80% of patients have symptoms lasting 4-12 weeks or longer post infection with COVID-19. Persistent symptoms can be diverse and may include myalgia, insomnia, mobility issues, hair loss, loss of smell/taste, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, cognitive impairment, and depression. More evidence will be forthcoming regarding long-term COVID-19 sequelae.