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The chapter will discuss the outpatient assessment of the patient with possible Covid-19. The outpatient provider’s tasks are the following:
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Appropriately identify those who are sick enough to warrant inpatient treatment.
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Recognize those patients who are at high risk for progression to severe Covid-19 based on risk factors and to guide them toward interruptive therapy with antibody infusion or inhibitors of viral replication.
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Advise about testing, treatment, isolation/quarantine, and follow-up care including vaccination guidelines.
Patients with post-acute sequelae of Covid-19 (Long Covid) are also usually under the aegis of the primary care provider. The post-acute course of Covid-19 is described, and the assessment and management of these patients are discussed.
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Love, M. (2022). Covid-19 for the Primary Care Clinician: Current Recommendations—Don’t Blink!. In: Sydney, E., Weinstein, E., Rucker, L.M. (eds) Handbook of Outpatient Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15353-2_2
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