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I think that's missing the point, which is that the only way to get the necessary accuracy is to use multiple independent sources of information. It's not wheth
by perl4ever 7y ago
I think that's missing the point, which is that the only way to get the necessary accuracy is to use multiple independent sources of information. It's not whether clinicians are better than tests or vice versa, but that no single datum is good enough.
- devy 7y agoNo. The point is, COVID-19 testing kit is in extreme short supply everywhere in the world right now given most countries are locked down and the viral outbreak patients are growing at an exponential rate, the next reliable way to diagnose COVID-19 for clinicians without testing kits is to use CT (which gets results fast and inexpensive and the equipment is universally accessible in every hospital) scans and find some patterns, which is exactly what doctors in Wuhan did during the early phase of the outbreak[1]. [1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32134681 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32134681
- perl4ever 7y agoWell, that's your point, but I think everyone knows the tests are scarce.