Q&A: Querying to confirm pneumonia diagnoses
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Q&A: Querying to confirm pneumonia diagnoses | Q: A 4-year-old managing lissencephaly, hypotonia, and dysphagia with aspiration of secretions presents with fever and tachypnea. A chest x-ray shows right lower lobe infiltrates. Would it be appropriate to query the provider to confirm a diagnosis of pneumonia? |
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