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Pneumonia diagnosis on wednesday. given meds. still hearing the rales on my right lung. seems worse today. when does that go away?
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Can take up to a : week however if there is no improvement after 3-5 days your doctor may need to consider changing antibiotics
Answered 12/19/2014
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Minimum 7-10 days: 2-3 weeks if relapsing.Careful followup with treating physician is mandatory.
Answered 11/28/2014
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