Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM)

May 17, 2022
Bateman Horne Center has partnered with the University of Utah Health to conduct a Long COVID and Post-Viral Syndromes ECHO (Project ECHO). This series delivers information to healthcare professionals utilizing short didactics and case-based learning to enhance their ability to manage patients with long COVID, ME/CFS, FM, and related comorbid conditions.

In this presentation, Brayden Yellman, MD, reviews:
- The definition of PEM
- PEM presentation in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC/long COVID), ME/CFS, and related post-viral syndromes (PVS)
- Triggers and PEM onset
- The science behind PEM: VAT reductions, decreased aerobic metabolism, altered cellular metabolism, neurobiological changes, dorsal midbrain activity post-exercise
- Clinical implications of PEM
- How to clinically manage PEM

Note to community members: We advise viewers to always speak with their medical care team prior to making any adjustments or changes to their current regimen.

Bateman Horne Center’s involvement in this program is made possible with the additional support of the Open Medicine Foundation.