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Fever and cough

2021-04-02 11:20:30
I've been have temperature and body pain since Tuesday. And my doctor has advised few tabs for the same. His diagnosis is that I might be having URTI. And not advised to take any blood test. However I'd like to take one to be on safer side. Please advise which one to take up for a possible viral fever and do I need a prescription for getting a blood test? Thanks in advance/Ravindran
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As an initial test you can do CBC with ESR. It is a common test which is available in all labs

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Get a complete blood count done.
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Then consult

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