Swine Flu Can Cause Headaches

An emergency room doctor from my work:

"This patient presents having just come back from Spring Break. She says that the media tells her that she should come to the hospital because she has a cough.

She has no fevers, no chills, no runny nose, no diarrhea, light-headedness, dizziness, or headaches. She has absolutely no symptoms other than a cough. She coughed 3 times today, she said.

Medical Decision Making: This patient presents with absolutely nothing concerning. She is discharged from triage. She refused to sign her discharge papers because she said that it was not worth the money she was charged."

Heh: It's going to be a long and frustrating couple of weeks for emergency room doctors around the world.

Seriously people, don't freak out. Save your money and some nice doctor's sanity. At least wait until you have some of the symptoms that the doctor was looking for (fevers, chills, runny nose, diarrhea, light-headedness, dizziness, or headaches) before you run out to the nearest emergency room for your salvation.