[cherry]

when we had H1N1 they tested for flu and if it was negative they tossed the patient into the H1N1 category....

also anecdotally, I had a patient, a youngish woman, who came in either January or early February....she could not get off of oxygen for the longest time....tested negative for flu...had a harsh cough....I just wonder now if she actually had covid..

[NautiNurse]

H1N1 is an influenza. If the patient presents with classic flu symptoms, tests negative for Influenza A or B, then it is reasonable to toss them into the other novel or unidentified influenza category.

[Zhang Fei]

[also anecdotally, I had a patient, a youngish woman, who came in either January or early February....she could not get off of oxygen for the longest time....tested negative for flu...had a harsh cough....I just wonder now if she actually had covid]

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Was she just getting supplemental oxygen, or was she hooked up to a ventilator?