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Pneumonia
Alternate Names : Bronchopneumonia, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Pneumonitis
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Pneumonia Symptoms & Signs
The main symptoms of pneumonia are:
Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
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• Definition
• Pneumonia Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Pneumonia Symptoms & Signs
• Pneumonia Prevention
• Pneumonia Diagnosis & Tests
• Pneumonia Treatment
• Pneumonia Prognosis
• Pneumonia Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Atypical Pneumonia
• CMV - Pneumonia
• Empyema
• Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
• Legionnaire's Disease
• Mycoplasma Pneumonia
• Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
• Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Host
• The Flu
• Viral Pneumonia
Tests & Exams
• CBC
• Chest X-Ray
• Pleural Fluid Culture
• Pulmonary Ventilation/Perfusion Scan
• Routine Sputum Culture
• Thoracic CT
Other Topics
• Appetite - Decreased
• Breathing Difficulty
• Chest Pain
• Cough
• Coughing Up Blood
• Fever
• Headache
• Hib - Vaccine
• Influenza Immunization (Vaccine)
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
Review Date : 11/10/2003
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Boston, Ma., and Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc. and Steven Angelo, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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