Management of patients with post-COVID syndrome in family medicine practice

Abstract

The diverse range of COVID-19 symptoms has made a number of people to worry about the effects of the disease on the body in the long run, thus post-COVID syndrome. Generally, the condition develops around the time when individuals have recovered from the initial infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. General practitioners are the first people to whom the patients present their complaints; thus, they are responsible for diagnosing the disease, recognizing its nature, studying it by various means, and keeping the patients' health under their constant supervision. The authors through their article comprehend signs of the post-COVID syndrome and give examples from the family doctor's practice to clarify how they detected and treated it. The paper's major contribution is the healthcare team's collaboration for the examination, treatment, education of the patient, and interval of rehabilitation.