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Lower Respiratory Infections

The nurse is assessing an 89-year-old client diagnosed with pneumonia. Which signs and symptoms would the nurse expect the client to exhibit?

ExplanationThe elderly client diagnosed with pneumonia may present with weakness, fatigue, lethargy, confusion, and poor appetite but may not have any of the classic signs and symptoms of pneumonia. Fever and chills are classic symptoms of pneumonia but are usually absent in the elderly client.