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'My first question every time I see a new patient now is: Could this be COVID-19?' A Seattle doctor on the frontlines

  • Written by Nicholas Johnson, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine & Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine (Adjunct), University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington
'My first question every time I see a new patient now is: Could this be COVID-19?' A Seattle doctor on the frontlinesHarborview Medical Center in Seattle, WashingtonClare McLean/UW Medicine, Author provided

The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Inside, as usual, patient beds are near capacity, and the emergency department is filled with not only the usual mix of...

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