The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented unique challenges for occupational therapy practitioners working in acute and critical care settings. Using the best available evidence, this case report overviews a prototypical COVID-19 disease course and discusses key aspects of clinical reasoning for practitioners working with this novel population. Following a single patient admitted to a tertiary academic medical center, the authors review the occupational profile and medical history, common impairments, the intervention plan, and strategies to align the occupational therapy and medical goals of care.

AOTA Taxonomy:
acute care, adults, analysis of occupational performance, body functions, body structures, client, consultant, consultation, COVID, critical and intensive care unit (for adults)
Keywords:
care of intensive care unit patient, covid-19, critical illness, occupational therapists, rehabilitation, mobility, medical history, intensive care unit, disease progression
Copyright © 2021 by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
2021
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