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Covid-19 symptoms
What are the symptoms of symptoms of covid-19 and which test is the most correct and rightful test to do to know whether the person is positive or negative.
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Dr. Viji Balakrishnan
General Physician
15 yrs exp
Mumbai
Symptoms differ from patients.. fever, sore throat, dry cough, headache, body pain, cold, vomiting sensation, discomfort in the abdomen etc etc..
Test is RTPCR.. if rtpcr is negative and still the symptoms persist get cbc with esr and crp.
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Dr. Raghavendra K R
General Practitioner
9 yrs exp
Mysore
May not have any symptoms
Throat pain, nasal discharge, fever, chills, diarrhea, head ache, these r common symptoms usually covid patients presents
Best test , RTPCR
After 5 days or a week, if difficulty in breathing is there, then chest x-ray..if chest xray shows pneumonia signs, then HRCT chest can b considerd along wit CBC, Ddimer, LDH, serum ferritin, CRP
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Dr. Jeevan Kumar
General Medicine
6 yrs exp
Karimnagar
Cold, cough,sore throat,fever, body ache, headache these are some symptoms of covid.
Rapid antigen tests can be performed to detect covid but sometimes they show false negative as the disease cannot be detected in early stages..
Rtpcr test can be done..
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