Covid-19 And Older Adults
Elderly patients with COVID-19 are more vulnerable to poor outcomes. The presence of comorbid diseases also complicates infections. Among patients with advanced age and comorbidities, COVID-19 is often severe. Even though the mortality rate of COVID-19 is higher in the elderly than in the young population, The first thing to do is to protect the elderly from infection. Therefore, strict preventive measures, timely diagnosis, and aggressive therapeutic and non-therapeutic care should be considered in the elderly to reduce the serious complications. Another important point; the elderly who survive COVID-19 may encounter various problems in the long term. Therefore, supportive treatment approaches are important post-illness period.
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General Internal Medicine Iv
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