Pneumonia

patient with Klebsiella Pneumonia infection and then coming into contact with another patient whilst having the bacterium on them. Although the bacterium enters through the respiratory tract, Klebsiella Pneumonia does not transmit through air. The opportunistic pathogen is more likely to affect elderly individuals with weakened immune systems such as those with autoimmune disease or like our case study, a 60 year old patient having severe chronic alcoholism. Klebsiella Pneumonia has evolved…

Pneumonia is an acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by a microorganism. Pneumonia can affect one or both lungs. The infection may be caused by fungi, bacteria, Parasites, viruses and chemicals. Pneumonia produces inflammation in the lung's air sacs, also referred to as alveoli. The alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe. Pneumonia often is a complication of another condition, such as the flu. Symptoms of pneumonia can range from mild to life threatening…

on virus-associated community-acquired pneumonia among elderly where in the chances of acquiring pneumonia with the vaccination is tested. The objective of this study is evaluate where this vaccination may or may not prevent the incidence of virus-associated community-acquired pnuemonia. Therefore, I have chosen this article to support or rather provide additional information about my patient’s case. My patient was diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia status post pulmonary tuberculosis so…

1. Pneumonia is a disease where lungs are affected by germs maybe virus, bacteria or fungus. 2. It spreads from one person to another by air droplets. When one affected person coughs, he releases droplets of infection in air and when another susceptible person comes in contact with these secreted droplets he catches the infection. 3. Some conditions make one individual more susceptible to these infections like extremes of age, diabetes, alcoholism, smoking, transplant patients, patients on…

ABSTRACT Introduction There are different types of pneumonia, whereby Hospital Acquired Pneumonia is one of them. It is a disease that is contracted in a hospital normally after 48 hours of admission. This is dangerous, normally bacterial, disease. What make the disease so dangerous is that the patients who contract the Hospital Acquired Pneumonia immune system are low as they are already critically ill. The germs in the hospital are also more dangerous than that in the community. Case…

Article Hunter’s Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (2012) article went into detail about ventilator associated pneumonia. Hunter defined ventilator associated pneumonia as a nosocomial infection that can be caused by any type of Gram negative bacteria; such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter. The article explained that patients that are affected by ventilator associated pneumonia are usually on a ventilator and…

CC: Recurrent pneumonia. History of Present Illness: Mr. Cauley is a very pleasant 56-year-old gentleman who has multiple pneumonias over the last year and one prior pneumonia in 2013. He has been hospitalization recently at Portsmouth Regional Hospital for a right-sided pneumonia was treated with antibiotics and he had rapid resolution of his symptoms associated with radiographic resolution. In February of this year, he suffered a similar episode of cough, fevers, and chills, which was…

TREATMENT OPTIONS: Treatment for pneumonia is to cure the infection and prevent complications now and in the future. People who have community-acquired pneumonia (most common type of pneumonia) can usually be treated at home with medication. Although most symptoms die down in a few days/weeks, the feeling of tiredness can go on in the next month or so. Specific treatments depend on the type and severity of your pneumonia. Also health and age factors help determine the right treatment. The…

Well in jan 2010 i got Pneumonia and was in the hospital for a week.Then was released with asthma , a few months went by and I kept coughing and coughing up everything I would drink. So my mom took me to the doctors on May 26, 2010. I will never forget this day I went to the doctors they ran many many tests on me everything came back normal but my mom told the doctors “something's really wrong with my son“ so then they ran some more test and found out that every time I would drink it would go…

debilitating that there is no choice left but to visit the doctor. Usually the patient is likely to wait for a couple to days to see if the symptoms abate on their own, before realizing that a trip to the doctor willould be necessary in the end. Pneumonia is a respiratory illness that affects the air sacs in the lungs. Consequently, tThe patient is likely to have a problem breathing due to this. The symptoms are , with quite pronounced symptoms thatand likely to be noticed, so that medical…