A patient asks what causes pneumonia.How should the nurse reply? Pneumonia is caused by:
A) Use of anesthetic agents in surgery
B) Atelectasis
C) Chronic lung changes seen with aging
D) Viral or bacterial infections

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Pneumonia is caused by a viral or bacterial infection.
Pneumonia is caused by a viral or bacterial infection; infections are not caused by anesthetic agents.
Pneumonia is caused by a viral or bacterial infection; atelectasis does not cause pneumonia.
Pneumonia is caused by a viral or bacterial infection; lung changes in aging are normal changes,not infectious.

A Patient Asks What Causes Pneumonia