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I have pneumonia for a months and not getting better from treatment but knnowwith albuterol the mucus coming up has time dark specels in the mucus?
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Follow up. : You need follow up. If you have had a pneumonia for a month, you need to get back to the doctor that diagnosed you. You need a repeat chest x ray and probably different antibiotics or further testing. Albuterol does not treat pneumonia.
Answered 4/30/2013
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