{"id":18186,"date":"2024-09-25T15:46:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T20:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:03:38","slug":"doctors-note-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Nota do M\u00e9dico - setembro de 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c9 oficialmente outono! Tempo fresco e fresco, folhas a mudar e todas as actividades divertidas que fazem desta esta\u00e7\u00e3o uma das favoritas dos f\u00e3s e uma \u00f3ptima altura para estar ao ar livre. \u00c9 tamb\u00e9m a altura do ano em que as alergias sazonais e a COVID-19 voltam a acelerar. Este m\u00eas, estamos a partilhar informa\u00e7\u00f5es sobre como distinguir estas duas doen\u00e7as e quando \u00e9 altura de agir e consultar o seu m\u00e9dico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Embora as alergias e a COVID-19 possam ambas causar sintomas respirat\u00f3rios, as suas origens e comportamentos diferem significativamente. As alergias s\u00e3o normalmente causadas pela rea\u00e7\u00e3o do sistema imunit\u00e1rio a est\u00edmulos como o p\u00f3len, o p\u00f3 ou o pelo de animais dom\u00e9sticos, com sintomas que incluem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Espirros<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corrimento nasal ou nariz entupido<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comich\u00e3o ou olhos lacrimejantes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tosse (devido a gotejamento p\u00f3s-nasal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comich\u00e3o na garganta ou nos ouvidos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\"A COVID-19, especialmente as infec\u00e7\u00f5es mais ligeiras, pode imitar algumas carater\u00edsticas das alergias. No entanto, febre\/calafrios\/suores, dores no corpo, fadiga, perda de paladar\/cheiro, dor no peito\/dificuldade em respirar e n\u00e1useas\/diarreia s\u00e3o sugestivos de COVID-19\", diz o Dr. Ming Da Qu, especialista em Doen\u00e7as Infecciosas do Southcoast Physicians Group. \"Febre alta, altera\u00e7\u00e3o do estado mental, dificuldade em respirar ou dor no peito devem ser avaliados por um profissional m\u00e9dico.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quando fazer o teste para COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De acordo com o Dr. Qu, o teste para a COVID-19 \u00e9 sugerido se tiver sinais ou sintomas distintivos ou se tiver um sistema imunit\u00e1rio comprometido - por exemplo, se tiver feito um transplante de c\u00e9lulas estaminais nos \u00faltimos dois anos, se estiver a fazer uma terapia cr\u00f3nica com ester\u00f3ides ou se estiver a receber quimioterapia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se tiver COVID-19, fale com o seu profissional de sa\u00fade sobre medicamentos antivirais, como Paxlovid ou Remdesivir, para reduzir a progress\u00e3o para COVID-19 grave ou hospitaliza\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A linha de fundo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Embora as alergias e a COVID-19 partilhem alguns sintomas que se sobrep\u00f5em, as principais diferen\u00e7as, como a febre, a perda do paladar ou do olfato e a fadiga, podem ajud\u00e1-lo a distinguir entre as duas. Em caso de d\u00favida, recomenda-se a realiza\u00e7\u00e3o de testes \u00e0 COVID-19, especialmente se tiver sido exposto ou se os sintomas se desviarem dos seus padr\u00f5es t\u00edpicos de alergia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Para prevenir a COVID-19, mantenha-se atualizado com a vacina de refor\u00e7o todos os anos, use m\u00e1scaras em ambientes de alto risco e pratique uma boa higiene, como a lavagem das m\u00e3os. Evite o contacto pr\u00f3ximo com pessoas doentes e pratique o distanciamento social em \u00e1reas com muita gente. Se ficar doente, lembre-se de seguir as diretrizes de sa\u00fade p\u00fablica, incluindo o isolamento e o uso de m\u00e1scaras, para evitar a propaga\u00e7\u00e3o do v\u00edrus a outras pessoas. Para obter as orienta\u00e7\u00f5es mais actualizadas, visite o site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/covid\/vaccines\/stay-up-to-date.html?s_cid=SEM.MS:PAI:RG_AO_MS_TM_A18_C-CVD-VaccineGen-Brd:cdc%20covid%20guidelines:SEM00069&amp;utm_id=SEM.MS:PAI:RG_AO_MS_TM_A18_C-CVD-VaccineGen-Brd:cdc%20covid%20guidelines:SEM00069\">P\u00e1gina do CDC sobre a COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Por \u00faltimo, com a \u00e9poca das constipa\u00e7\u00f5es, da gripe e da COVID-19 a chegar, \u00e9 \u00fatil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/know-where-to-go\/\">saber para onde ir<\/a> para obter os cuidados mais adequados ao seu estado de sa\u00fade espec\u00edfico. Os departamentos de emerg\u00eancia estar\u00e3o mais ocupados do que nunca, e os pacientes s\u00e3o atendidos com base na gravidade de sua doen\u00e7a, portanto, os tempos de espera podem ser mais longos do que o normal. Os <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/urgent-care\/\">Cuidados urgentes<\/a> Os centros oferecem uma conveniente reserva online para reservar o seu lugar na fila e reduzir os tempos de espera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desejo-vos boa sa\u00fade, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/ming-da-qu-md\/#\/appointment-chooser\/providerId\/2999\/patientTypeId\">Ming Da Qu, m\u00e9dico<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/primary-care\/infectious-disease-prevention\/\">Doen\u00e7as infecciosas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":6994,"template":"","categories":[1229],"class_list":["post-18186","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expert-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Doctor&#039;s Note - September 2024 - Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This month, we\u2019re sharing information on distinguishing these two conditions and when it\u2019s time to take action and see your doctor.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Doctor&#039;s Note - September 2024 - Southcoast Health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This month, we\u2019re sharing information on distinguishing these two conditions and when it\u2019s time to take action and see your doctor.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Southcoast Health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-20T20:03:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Doctors-Note-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/\",\"name\":\"Doctor's Note - September 2024 - Southcoast Health\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Doctors-Note-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-25T15:46:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-20T20:03:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"This month, we\u2019re sharing information on distinguishing these two conditions and when it\u2019s time to take action and see your doctor.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Doctors-Note-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Doctors-Note-1.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Portrait of a businessman with \\\"Expert Insights\\\" text and medical icons in the background.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/news\/doctors-note-september-2024\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Doctor&#8217;s Note &#8211; 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