Thread by @amyismall

This slide shared by @scotgovhealth in a webinar for #teamGP on #LongCovid today.
#MedTwitter #MedEd we need to get these terms away from LC:

Tiredness
Deconditioning
Anxiety
Functional

These may come in after associated conditions are excluded. 1/

Fatigue👏🏻doesn't👏🏻equal👏🏻"tiredness"

Anxiety👏🏻doesn't👏🏻cause👏🏻#longcovid

PEM👏🏻needs👏🏻to👏🏻be👏🏻excluded👏🏻before👏🏻we👏🏻mention👏🏻deconditioning

And don't get me started on functional!!!! 2/

There is increasing evidence of microendothelial damage leading to #longcovid

O2 sats dropping, microemboli, dysautonomia are not functional disorders
medicalxpress.com/news/2021-10-e…

3/

Yes patients with #LongCovid are at risk of developing anxiety & depression due to LT illness, disability, financial instability, loneliness etc, however anxiety does not cause, #PoTS which can mimic it. Anxiety does not cause early menopause caused by #COVID, I could go on... 4/

Much more useful info for #MedTwitter #MedEd #teamGP can be found here:

bjgp.org/content/early/…

and here

guidelinesinpractice.co.uk/infection/top-…

@RCGP also have an elearning module that I can't appear to embed in this tweet 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5/

I implore all #MedTwitter #TeamGP #MedEd to have a look @UKPoTS website when managing ppl who are breathless.
I encourage you all to learn about #PEM from @PhysiosForME

I beg you to keep an open mind and listen to your patients. We can learn & share together. 6/6

Oh and don't forget the children!!! Not once mentioned in the entire webinar.

Kids👏🏻get👏🏻#longcovid👏🏻too!