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Clinical Rehabilitation Guideline for People with Long COVID in Aotearoa New Zealand
This guideline is intended to provide clinical guidance on long COVID conditions in both children and adults in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The guideline is an evidence-based summary that covers the definition and diagnosis of long COVID.
It seeks to provide the best evidence currently available to assist informed decision-making to improve the health, vocational and social outcomes for individuals with long COVID.
The guideline is intended for use by primary care practitioners, community and hospital clinicians, policy makers, funders, parents, carers, specialists, individuals with long COVID, whānau and any others who make provision for individuals with long COVID.
The factsheets have a summary of the resources available for individuals and clinicians.
The symptom map is a tool which has been created to assist with clinical assessment of individuals presenting with long COVID symptom.
The guideline can be accessed here
Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
