Postdischarge Evaluation for Individuals Hospitalized with COVID-19

A 46-year-old financial analyst with a medical history of obesity, hypertension, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presents to her general practitioner for a postdischarge appointment following hospitalization for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The patient initially presented to the hospital with a cough after exposure to a coronavirus-infected patient at her church. Her course was complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), requiring intubation, as well as intermittent episodes of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. She was successfully extubated after 7 days and ultimately discharged home with plans for close follow-up. The patient lives with her husband and two teenage daughters.