Immunologist at St Petersburg University named tests to be taken after COVID-19

After suffering a coronavirus, it is important to pass tests for walking and holding your breath, as well as take blood and urine tests, assess the condition of the liver, kidneys, abdominal organs, brain, signs of inflammation and lipid metabolism disorders. Varvara Ryabkova, a laboratory researcher at the Center for the Autoimmunity Mosaic Laboratory and an employee of the Center for the Study of Post-Covid Syndrome at St. Petersburg State University, told about this, Prime agency reports.

According to Ryabkova, the program of in-depth medical examination in polyclinics, which patients who have recovered from COVID-19 can undergo , should include tests to determine the level of indicators of liver damage AST and ALT, creatinine, C-reactive protein, LDH, cholesterol and low density lipoproteins.

The postponed coronavirus of moderate severity and above will be the reason for the study of D-dimer, which shows the presence of blood clots, Ryabkova noted. Patients with diabetes need to monitor their blood glucose levels, which are disturbed by post-COVID syndrome.

The sick person needs to check the condition of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. This can be done with the six-minute walk test, Ryabkova said. The task is designed for the fact that during this time a person will pass more than 550 m. The opposite result will indicate a violation in the work of the heart or lungs.