Clinical Features of Pneumonia

Symptoms

  • Fever
  • Cough
  • Tachypnea
  • Dyspnea
  • Chest pain
  • Poor feeding in infants

Signs

  • Nasal flaring
  • Chest indrawing
  • Intercostal retractions
  • Cyanosis
  • Crepitations
  • Bronchial breathing
  • Dull percussion note

Severe Features

  • Hypoxia
  • Cyanosis
  • Convulsions
  • Poor feeding
  • Severe respiratory distress

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