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Elderly patient’s pneumonia reveals unseen danger
A 74 year old man’s brief weakness and loss of appetite masked pneumonia detected only after an emergency room visit for a suspected fracture. Dr. Steinerohn notes telephonic diagnoses can miss serious illness in elders and urges vigilance for atypical symptoms. He warns against relying on standard signs and emphasizes changes in behavior as potential warning signals. He cites a New England Journal of Medicine article on male mortality and smoking, offering the columnist’s booklet on emphysema for readers.
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New England Journal of Medicine
John W. Rowe
M.D