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I was diagnosed with pneumonia on saturday. & now i'm short of breath and wheezing. should i go to the er?
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Probably: If you have a primary care physician and it is during office hours, you can call them for guidance; however, this sounds like a major change in symptoms that warrants evaluation. Pneumonia can become worse fairly rapidly and can be life-threatening if untreated or treated ineffectively.
Answered 3/21/2014
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Yes: Shortness of breath is always a serious symptom and requires medical evaluation, .
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