Q&A: Janice M. Horowitz

摘要

Urgent care centers are so convenient. Should the default be to go to your family physician instead? Even if it means waitingdays (orlonger) for an appointment? If your symptoms suggest COVID, don't wait. Call your doctor, sure, but hightail itto a test ing site for a nasal swab. Unfortunately, just about any symptom is suspect these days, including fatigue, vomitingand even sniffles. Urgent care trumps waiting for your family physician for splinters, minor burns, bug bites, suspicions of a bone break and even minor chest pain. Butyourfamilydoctor knows you, so is always a better choice generally, and anytime something she's following flares up.Don't be shy about asking to besqueezed in.