This is Day 11 with Tony at St. Rose Hospital. Tonight Tony is taking a breathing treatment, this is necessary to keep his lungs from getting pneumonia which can occur with patients who may be on their back for such an extended period of time. Tony has been on a cycle of intravenous antibiotics which basically attempt to kill all bacteria, both good and bad. This has made him susceptible to contracting pneumonia easier, so this treatment helps fend it off. Pneumonia is an an inflammatory illness of the lung.
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