Bronchoscopy (cont.)
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Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEPDr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident. IN THIS ARTICLEWhen to Seek Medical CareCall your doctor if any of the following occur:
Go to the hospital’s emergency department if you cannot reach your doctor and you develop sudden shortness of breath or bleeding with cough or severe chest pain. |
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