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Can bed rest cause pneumonia?

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Yes: If bed-ridden for a long time, secretions in the lung cannot be brushed out secondary to lack of enough diaphragm motility. Accumolated mucus could get infected and turn to pneumonia. Shahzeidi, md.

Answered 9/28/2016

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