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Dr.HU Bijie Respiratory Diseases Pneumonia 肺炎 What is pneumonia? To the pathologist an infection of the alveoli, distal airways, and interstitium of the lung increased weight of the lungs, consolidation alveoli filled with WBC, RBC, and fibrin To the clinician fever, chills, cough, pleuritic chest pain, sputum production, hyper- or hypothermia, increased respiratory rate, dullness to percussion, bronchial breathing, egophony, crackles, wheezes, pleural friction rub opacity on chest radiography Definition Pneumonia is the inflammation of lower respiratory tracts including alveoli, intersti