Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/NYEsUk9CufM   You’re worried you have CoVid19.  You’re feeling warm.  You have throat soreness.  You have a cough.  What to do?     Take your temperature follow it daily as you track your symptoms.  If your oral temp is consistently above the normal 98.6˚F and your symptoms are persistent or escalating, call your doctor or the hospital and ask next steps.   When you do, they will have you came to the hospital or an isolation unit for a checkup and testing.  If  CoVid19 is suspected, isolate yourself.  If you’re with others, wear a mask or make one from your scarf.     Even if an official CDC viral test isn’t available, professionals can test you.  A chest cat scan for pneumonia  has a diagnostic sensitivity of 97% for viral pneumonia.   A white blood count revealing low eosinophils occurs in 79% of CoVid positive pneumonia patients but in only 36% without the virus.   Expect to have a workup and close observation at the facility or at home if you’re well enough.  Studies of patien