I find it strange any employee would need to be specific about a sick day. In general, we as a culture tend towards confidentiality about medical conditions.

I find it strange any employee would need to be specific about a sick day. In general, we as a culture tend towards confidentiality about medical conditions. I have rarely used sick days when in a salaried position, and take a bit of pride in that. But when I do, I expect to not need to explain myself. And I have no problem on a personal ethics level using a sick day for pretty much anything that feels beyond my control, unavoidable, unexpected, and would prevent me from doing a good job. Maybe that's not the exact letter of what a sick day is for in my employment agreement, but I've never been questioned about a sick day. I am under the impression the stipulations about what a sick day can be used for are protection against abuse by employees who will game the system. Since that's not me, I don't give it much thought.