Mild Fever

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Mild Fever

Asked for Female, 33 Years

My father has mild fever 99.5 -100 from last 3 days. The oxymeter reflects 94-95 -93 values taken at different intervals of day. He has cardiac history (2 stents in 2013) intravenous and is taking is heart medicines. Kindly advice if he should go for RTPCR COVID test as pvt hospitals just ask for admission which in mild symtoms like fever is not required. Kindly guide.

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Dr. Subrata Dutta General Physician 42 yrs exp Noida Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Subrata Dutta

General Physician 42 yrs exp Noida

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Better to go for RTPCR TEST