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Apart from the use of antibiotics, what can be done to treat a patient with hypostatic pneumonia?
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Pneumonia: Chest physical therapy, encouraging a lot of deep breathing and coughing help to treat and prevent hypostasis.
Answered 8/22/2014
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No such thing: There is no such thing as "hypostatic" pneumonia pneumonia can be viral, bacterial or fungal. Antibiotics only work on bacteria.
Answered 2/25/2014
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