Reflections of a COVID-19 Long Hauler
Jeffrey Siegelman
Abstract
In this narrative medicine essay, an emergency medical physician describes the lasting physical symptoms of a mild case of COVID-19, the effects of the illness on his family and professional community, and the lessons he’s learned about caring for symptomatic patients with normal test results.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)NarrativeTest (biology)Narrative medicineCoronavirus InfectionsNew normalBetacoronavirusPandemicFamily medicineVirologyPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseLinguisticsBiologyPhilosophyOutbreakPaleontologyDisaster Response and Management