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Managing long COVID takes time and teamwork – no magic bullet
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Managing long COVID takes time and teamwork – no magic bullet
Wednesday 22 June 2022, 12:20 AM

Fatigue is common and hard for patients to manage [Image: Shane on Unsplash]
Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses long COVID, including who is at risk for developing it, the symptoms people experience, and what GPs can do to help
Key points, The most common symptoms of long COVID are fatigue, headache and attention deficit, but patients can experience multiple problems in every area of the, Pract Green w Pale Yellow
References
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2. Tran VT, Porcher R, Pane I, Ravaud P. Course of post COVID-19 disease symptoms over time in the ComPaRe long COVID prospective e-cohort. Nat Commun 2022;13(1):1812.
Figure 1: Lopez-Leon S, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Perelman C, et al. More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2021;11:16144.