In part two, Leonard Calabrese, DO, discusses the symptoms of long COVID and the role that rheumatologists play in diagnosing and treating patients with long COVID.

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• Intro 1:06
• Calabrese introduction 1:11
• In this episode 1:36
• Defining long COVID 1:49
• Reviewing symptoms of long COVID 2:51
• Long COVID fatigue 3:44
• Studies and research on fatiguability 4:38
• Phenomena of post-exertional malaise 6:18
• Chronic fatigue syndrome 7:25
• Neurocognitive dysfunction 7:52
• Co-factors of intercurrent mood disorders and neurocognitive dysfunction 9:30
• Pandemic-related sequelae 10:30
• What about pain? 10:53
• Long COVID pain and criteria for fibromyalgia 11:40
• Pandemic-related long COVID 13:16
• Diagnoses of long COVID 14:46
• Immunopathogenesis 15:27
• What about infections and autoimmunity? 17:50
• What about treatments for long COVID? 19:28
• Validation of long COVID 20:52
• What do rheumatologists have to do with long COVID? 21:56
• Wrap up 21:13
• Thanks 24:02

Disclosures: Calabrese reports no relevant financial disclosures.

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