While most people recover from walking pneumonia without needing to visit urgent care, you should seek an examination if you or your child experience any sort of breathing difficulties, chest pain, dizziness or a fever of 101°F or higher.
Where do I go if I suspect pneumonia?
Anyone who is having trouble breathing or other severe symptoms should immediately be taken to the ER. Additionally, people in these groups who are experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms should come to the ER: Infants and small children.
When to go to the ER if you think you have pneumonia?
See your doctor to rule out pneumonia if shortness of breath, cough, or chest congestion also develop. Seek emergency care at a Dignity Health ER or urgent care clinic for the following symptoms: Bluish color of the lips or fingernails. Confusion or lethargy.
What are the early warning signs of pneumonia?
Symptoms
- Chest pain when you breathe or cough.
- Confusion or changes in mental awareness (in adults age 65 and older)
- Cough, which may produce phlegm.
- Fatigue.
- Fever, sweating and shaking chills.
- Lower than normal body temperature (in adults older than age 65 and people with weak immune systems)
- Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.
Should I go to urgent care for walking pneumonia? – Related Questions
Is pneumonia a wet or dry cough?
Symptoms: People with bacterial pneumonia usually experience a higher temperature and a wet cough, whereas people with viral pneumonia tend to experience a lower temperature and a dry cough.
What does a pneumonia cough sound like?
Dr. Casciari added that pneumonia coughs tend to sound “deeper” than regular coughs. As far as what you actually cough up with pneumonia, that can depend on what type of pneumonia you have and what stage it’s in. With early-stage viral pneumonia, you may not cough up anything.
Will pneumonia go away on its own?
Viruses that infect the respiratory tract may cause pneumonia. Viral pneumonia is often mild and goes away on its own within a few weeks. But sometimes it is serious enough that you need to get treatment in a hospital.
What are the 4 stages of pneumonia?
Stages of Pneumonia
- Stage 1: Congestion. During the congestion phase, the lungs become very heavy and congested due to infectious fluid that has accumulated in the air sacs.
- Stage 2: Red hepatization.
- Stage 3: Gray hepatization.
- Stage 4: Resolution.
What are the 3 major causes of pneumonia?
Causes of Pneumonia
- Influenza viruses.
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19)
Can you have pneumonia without a fever?
Is it possible to have pneumonia without having a fever? It’s not the norm but, yes, it’s possible to have pneumonia with a low fever or even no fever. If this occurs, it’s usually in the very young (newborns and infants) and in older adults or adults with a weakened immune system.
How do you feel when you get pneumonia?
Early symptoms are similar to influenza symptoms: fever, a dry cough, headache, muscle pain, and weakness. Within a day or two, the symptoms typically get worse, with increasing cough, shortness of breath and muscle pain. There may be a high fever and there may be blueness of the lips.
What should you not do when you have pneumonia?
Don’t try to run back to work and infect everyone else. Rest until you feel better. Whatever you do, don’t smoke, it will only make your pneumonia worse. If your pneumonia is really severe or you have another serious health problem, your doctor may recommend that you get treated in the hospital.
How is walking pneumonia diagnosed?
Walking pneumonia is usually diagnosed through a physical examination. The doctor will check your child’s breathing and listen for a hallmark crackling sound that often indicates walking pneumonia. If needed, a chest X-ray or tests of mucus samples from the throat or nose might be done to confirm the diagnosis.
How long can you have pneumonia without knowing?
The symptoms of pneumonia can develop suddenly over 24 to 48 hours, or they may come on more slowly over several days.
Do you always cough with pneumonia?
It is possible to have pneumonia without a cough or fever. Symptoms may come on quickly or may worsen slowly over time. Sometimes a person who has a viral upper respiratory infection (cold) will get a new fever and worsening that signals the start of the secondary bacterial infection.
What does pneumonia feel like in your chest?
Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms of pneumonia. Chest pain is caused by the membranes in the lungs filling with fluid. This creates pain that can feel like a heaviness or stabbing sensation and usually worsens with coughing, breathing or laughing.
Is pneumonia worse at night?
If you have walking pneumonia, your symptoms will be mild and you’ll probably function normally. Walking pneumonia symptoms include: Dry cough that’s persistent and typically gets worse at night.
How do you know if you have bronchitis or pneumonia?
Pneumonia symptoms are usually more severe than bronchitis symptoms. If you have a cough that’s accompanied by a high fever, sharp chest pain, and chills, it’s more likely that you have pneumonia vs. bronchitis.
Can pneumonia come on suddenly?
The symptoms of pneumonia can develop suddenly over 24 to 48 hours, or they may come on more slowly over several days. Common symptoms of pneumonia include: a cough – which may be dry, or produce thick yellow, green, brown or blood-stained mucus (phlegm)
Where does chest hurt pneumonia?
Common symptoms in adults include: Fever: Though you may have a fever with pneumonia, you won’t necessarily have one. Chest pain: You may have pain in your chest that worsens when you take deep breaths or cough. It may feel like an ache or pressure under your breastbone.