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Is there anything in particular that can make pneumonia worse? are there things that should/should not be done?
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Pneumonia gets worse: Smoking, inadequate rest, improper diagnosis, inadequate or inappropriate antibiotics, failure to check a follow-up chest x -ray to ensure complete resolution of pneumonic infiltrate allow your doctor to help you manage and treat the pneumonia to resolution.
Answered 8/31/2013
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