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Colds are diagnosed by observing a child's symptoms. There are no laboratory tests as of 2004 for detecting the cold virus. However, a doctor may do a throat culture or blood test to rule out a secondary infection. Influenza is sometimes confused ...
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Colds are diagnosed by observing a person's symptoms and symptom history. There are no laboratory tests readily available to detect the cold virus. However, a doctor may do a throat or nasal culture, or blood test to rule out a secondary infection...
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Colds are readily diagnosed using a focused history and physical examination. There are no laboratory tests readily available to detect or isolate the causative virus. When patients seek medical care, the health care practitioner (physician or mid...
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Colds are diagnosed by observing a person's symptoms. There are no laboratory tests readily available to detect the cold virus. However, a doctor may do a throat culture or blood test to rule out a secondary infection. Influenza is sometimes confu...
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body) Palpation (feeling the body with hands) Auscultation (listening to sounds) Percussion (producing sounds)
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A streptococcal screen is a test to detect streptococcal pharyngitis from a throat swab.
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