Severe dehydration secondary to diarrhea

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The nurse is caring for a 57-year-old female who was admitted three days ago for severe dehydration secondary to diarrhea. Upon completing your head to toe assessment you note crackles to the patient's lower lung lobes that do not clear with coughing. The patient is later sent for a chest Xray that shows a lower lobe pneumonia. Based on the timelines provided in the question, what type of pneumonia has this patient contracted?

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