Dealing with Coronavirus doesn't stop after the hospital, one doctor talks about what patients should expect once they return home.
13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON SPOKE WITH ONE DOCTORABOUT WHAT PATIENTS SHOULDEXPECT ONCE THEY RETURN HOME.KALYNA WE TALK ALOT ABOUT WHATA PATIENT CAN EXPECT WHILEINSIDE THE HOSPITAL...BUT I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHATTHE JOURNEY LOOKS LIKE ONCETHEY LEAVE.TAKE SOT GEORGE TUPULMONOLOGIST, LUNG CENTER OFNEVADA 5:52 BEEN THROUGH SARS,BEEN THROUGH H1N1, 5:56 DR TWOHAS BEEN TAKING CARE OFPATIENTS AND THEIR LUNGS- FORDECADES.TAKE SOT GEORGE TUPULMONOLOGIST, LUNG CENTER OFNEVADA 6:04 I'VE BEEN IN VEGAS20 YEARS THIS CERTAINLY ISBROADER IN TERMS OF SEVERITYTHAT WE'RE SEEING ANDUNPREDICTABILITY 6:13 NOW- HE'SPREPARED FOR A WAVE OF PATIENTSIMPACTED BY COVID-19.THE LUNG CENTER OF NEVADAPROVIDES SERVICES FOR PATIENTSWITH PULMONARY ISSUES- THATINCLUDES ANYBODY WITH LUNGCANCER- PNEUMONIA- ASTHMA- ANDYES- NOW COVID-19.THE NEW RESPIRATORY VIRUS CANCAUSE A RANGE OF BREATHINGPROBLEMS- EVEN AFTER PATIENTSLEAVE THE HOSPITAL.TAKE SOT GEORGE TUPULMONOLOGIST, LUNG CENTER OFNEVADA 1:28 MOST OF THE TIMETHEY COME IN WITH A COUGH, ACHRONIC COUGH, WHAT'S CALLED APOST-INFECTIOUS RELATED COUGH,THAT'S THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMWE SEE 1:37 HE SAYS SOME- MAYEVEN NEED TO BE PUT ON OXYGENFOR SEVERAL MONTHS.AND THOSE ARE JUST THE PATIENTSWHO COME TO HIM.OTHERS- MAY EXPERIENCE PTSD-ANXIETY- EVEN COGNITIVE ISSUES.DR TWO SAYS- WITH COVID 19- APATIENTS ROAD TO RECOVERYDOESNT END WHEN THEY LEAVE THEIS EXPECTING A LARGE NUMBER OFPATIENTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.SCAMMERS PREYING ON SMALLBUSINESSES.HOW THEY ARE USING THEPOPULARITY OF THE PAYCHECKPROTECTION PROGRAM TO THEIRADVANTAGE.HOW THEY ARE USING THEPOPULARITY OF THE PAYCHECK
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