advice for pneumonia?
Jul 25th 2015, 9:57 pm
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Re: advice for pneumonia?
Call, tell them you are no better and want an x-ray. They will either tell you to come back for further evaluation or give you orders for an x-ray.
Failing that you could go to a Urgent Care Clinic. Sometimes, depending on insurance, it is just as cheap as seeing your PCP. That way you will have another opinion.
Hope you are feeling better
Failing that you could go to a Urgent Care Clinic. Sometimes, depending on insurance, it is just as cheap as seeing your PCP. That way you will have another opinion.
Hope you are feeling better
Jul 27th 2015, 1:15 am
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Re: advice for pneumonia?
Community-acquired pneumonia is most commonly treated as an outpatient. You received appropriate antibiotics.
Why do you think you aren't adequately treated?
Why do you think you aren't adequately treated?
Jul 27th 2015, 1:25 am
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Jul 27th 2015, 4:18 am
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Re: advice for pneumonia?
Yes, I read that too. I asked why they thought they weren't adequately treated. I am not sure what symptoms "I can't shake it" translates to.
Jul 29th 2015, 8:33 am
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Re: advice for pneumonia?
I assumed that what the OP meant was that whatever symptoms had originally caused them to seek medical treatment had not gone away. In the case of pneumonia that would most likely include, coughing, difficulty breathing and generally feeling like crap ...
