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81 y/o female- respiratory distressMy grandmother got pneumonia this time last year. Currently she is achy, having trouble speaking, her throat hurts very bad. We went to the Doctor a few days ago, they took an X-ray of her lungs and said there was one area with fluid they wanted to keep an eye on but werent too worrisome. Today I call her and she can barely speak and is wheezing while breathing. Do we need to go to the emergency room?
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Yup
THIS. NAD but same symptoms I had and it was sepsis. I was also sent home from doctor/ER twice before they realized it. Need to have blood taken for dx (in my case anyway).
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