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I think i have pneumonia but im not too sure!

Lung Health | Last Active: Dec 7 11:31am | Replies (23)
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@kndaustin71

I am so sorry that you are feeling poorly! With that said, you need to see a Board Certified physician ASAP, not another NP or PA, a Physician. A chest x-ray can be definitive for pneumonia. However, it appears that you would benefit from that and a battery of lab tests both serum and diagnostic - CT head/chest, CXR etc. The remark by the NP to return in 10 days is at best ludicrous! I would immediately seek a higher level of care practitioner and facility.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Dec 5 10:57am

Please, do not denigrate NP and PA's - they are the first line of care for many people, and are as capable of ordering x-rays and other diagnostic tests as a physician. Many are better at dealing with viral illnesses than the docs, because they see them al day, every day

Also, since it was Urgent Care, the NP advice may well be based on what is being seen in their community right now. Recently my grandsons had the same range of symptoms for over 10 days each, and it was just a nasty virus that is working its way through their school. That said, at 10 days, a chest x-ray was ordered for each of them - no pneumonia.

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