When Do You Need a Complete Respiratory Panel Test?

A complete respiratory panel may be recommended by your primary care physician if you are presented with the following symptoms: 

• Fever
• Sore throat
• Coughing
• Runny or stuffy nose
• Pain in the chest
• Fatigue or lethargy
• Breathing difficulty
• Loss of appetite
• Abnormal saliva or mucus (blood or pus in your saliva)

It is to be noted that many bacterial and viral infections can cause the same symptoms. This makes a Complete Respiratory Panel extremely essential as it helps in determining the precise source of your illness, assisting your physician in curating the best treatment plan for you. 

What Does a Complete Respiratory Panel Diagnose?

A respiratory pathogens panel is used to help diagnose the following:

Viral infections, such as:

• Flu
• Common cold
• Respiratory syncytial virus – RSV
• Adenovirus infection
• COVID-19

Bacterial infections, such as:

• Whooping cough
• Bacterial pneumonia

What To Expect At Your Appointment?

At Star Medical Lab we are delighted to offer you assistance with all your health related troubles.

The Complete Respiratory Panel Testing requires only a swab of your nasopharynx, or your nose, which is basically the top most part of your nose and throat. You would be asked to sit in a chair and tilt your head back to assist with taking a sample of your nose by taking a swab through your nose and then gently guiding it to the point where your nose meets your throat. The swab would then be rotated to allow for the secretions to absorb for a couple of seconds. 

After taking the sample, it is placed in a sterile container and sent to the lab for testing. 

Improved Clinical Outcomes

The Comprehensive Respiratory Panel may significantly reduce the duration for which an antibiotic is taken, the length of stay of the inpatient and the amount of time that a patient is expected to be isolated. Improved clinical outcomes also result in cutting down unnecessary costs and increase overall patient satisfaction.

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