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A member asked:
My mom has no cough no phlegm her chest neverhurted but does they say she has major pneumonia canit b sosomething else antiobiotics not working?
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See below: It is very difficult to second guess another doctor, especially if we don't have any of the data (imaging, labs) that they have. That being said, just because she has a pneumonia doesn't necessarily mean that's the only thing she has.
Answered 4/3/2013
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