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                                                              DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMONIA










                            2. Subjective data


                                   a.      Age

                                   • Can occur at all ages, but more often in children.





                                   b.      Physical

                                   • Newborns - tachypnoea, retractions, grunting, and hypoxemia





                                   • Older infants - tachypnoea, retractions, and hypoxemia are common along
                                       with prolonged cough, fever, irritability, and lack of breastfeeding
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