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When should you go to the hospital for pneumonia?

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

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Pneumonia: Most pneumonia can be treated at home with medications. If the fever is over 102, white cell count elevation, shortness of breath with falling oxygen sats, worsening appearance on chest x-ray--- then you need to be treated in hospital.

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Answered 9/8/2013

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