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Back Pain From Pneumonia
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The approach to treating patients with pneumonia generally involves:
- Deciding who can be treated at home and who needs to be in the hospital
- Deciding whether a patient needs antibiotics, and which antibiotics are appropriate
- Providing appropriate supportive care
- Deciding what follow-up and preventive care are needed
Whether patients are treated at home or admitted to the hospital, receiving their first dose of antibiotics quickly improves the outcome of the illness and the speed at which...
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Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung that is most often caused by infection with bacteria, viruses, or other organisms. Occasionally, inhaled... Read more »
Pneumonia
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Bronchopneumonia; Community-acquired pneumonia Symptoms The most common symptoms of pneumonia are: Cough (with some... Read more »
Viral pneumonia
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Pneumonia - viral; "Walking pneumonia" - viral SymptomsSymptoms of viral pneumonia often begin slowly and may not be severe at first.The most common... Read more »
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Pneumonia is a serious infection or inflammation of one or both lungs.Pneumonia is caused by the inhalation of infected microorganisms (tiny,... Read more »
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Walking pneumonia; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Community-acquired pneumonia - atypical SymptomsPneumonia due to mycoplasma and chlamydophila bacteria... Read more »
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