Your patient has a fever and chills, shortness of breath, a cough, and sharp, stabbing chest pains. Vital signs are: P 110, R 30, and B/P: 130/90. You suspect

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The symptoms of fever and chills, shortness of breath, a cough, and sharp, stabbing chest pains, along with the vital signs, are indicative of pneumonia. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, which can lead to these symptoms.

Your Patient Has a Fever and Chills, Shortness of Breath