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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again: To that same PP—more than that, let’s say it’s NOT coronavirus. That’s one less person clogging up the works treating a presumed case. [/quote]

You would not be treated any differently as a presumed case vs. an unknown case, because there is nothing to do with the information, and providers should already be wearing PPE if there is someone coughing with a fever.

OP, I get it. I'm six months out from my own open heart surgery, and I have severe asthma. I'm high risk myself. Other than allowing or not allowing me to see patients, my care would not change if I were tested and it came back positive. It's not helpful for treatment. If there were no test, the difference would be that I would be [b]quarantined[/b] longer and unable to see patients, even if I felt better.

I am so sorry you are dealing with this. [/quote]

This is important to OP or others who want to be tested.  It's important for research but it's also important for that person.[/quote]

Yes, but it will not affect the medical outcome, and that appears to be at the center of the question here. Not "I don't want to quarantine because it will be extremely disruptive," but what medicine or food will help? Will it mean not taking up treatment that will go to someone else?

No. If someone gets worse, we can hopefully help them ride it out, but nothing changes the course of this illness -- yet -- other than supportive care if and when it becomes needed. That is really, really important to understand, because we are at the beginning rise of a wave that is going to have a lot of people in OP's position, which is dreadful. Absolutely dreadful.

Yes, we need to know the spread of the disease. No, knowing that at this point in time won't help the care of any individual patient. We are short on tests, and short on medical providers, and you are going to hear this conversation over and over and over in the next weeks and months. Italy has shown us what is likely ahead.

[i]And that is why people should be sheltering in place[/i]. Now, not a week from now, and not just waiting until it is mandated where you are.  For whatever reason, and it matters little right at this moment exactly why, just the fact of it  -- [i]we are not ready[/i]. [/quote]

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