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Having an upper chest congestion is that definitive for pneumonia. and what is the clinical symptoms of these probem?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Pneumonia symptoms: can include productive cough, fever, sweating, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, lack of energy & decreased appetite.

Answered 6/7/2020

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