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Exams and Tests

If your doctor thinks you have H1N1 flu, he or she will do a physical exam and ask you questions about your symptoms and past health.

Your doctor may also take a nasal swab to do a culture or PCR test for the virus. If one of these tests is needed, it is usually done within the first 4 or 5 days of illness.

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By:	Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology
Last Revised: October 17, 2011

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