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What Are The Symptoms Of Pneumonia?

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Posted on Thu, 14 May 2015
Question: What are the symtems of pneumonia?
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Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (35 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Fever, cough, mucus, trouble breathing tiredness, sometimes none of that

Detailed Answer:
Dear patient, pneunomia symptoms typically show: Fever, cough, mucus, trouble breathing, tiredness, shortness of breath, sweating.

However there is atypical cases taht show few to no symptoms, so it is not 100% specific. To find out for sure, the doctor needs to do an examination with stethoskope, order potential x ray, do blood work for inflammation.

Hope this is helping you , if you have any clarificatons you can get back to me, if this was helpful please kindly rate my answer. Best regards
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Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff

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Practicing since :2009

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What Are The Symptoms Of Pneumonia?

Brief Answer: Fever, cough, mucus, trouble breathing tiredness, sometimes none of that Detailed Answer: Dear patient, pneunomia symptoms typically show: Fever, cough, mucus, trouble breathing, tiredness, shortness of breath, sweating. However there is atypical cases taht show few to no symptoms, so it is not 100% specific. To find out for sure, the doctor needs to do an examination with stethoskope, order potential x ray, do blood work for inflammation. Hope this is helping you , if you have any clarificatons you can get back to me, if this was helpful please kindly rate my answer. Best regards