Pneumonia

C.M an 85 year old male came to the hospital presenting with short of breath, cough, increased respiratory effort, and wheezing. He was diagnosed with Pneumonia. C.M is a former smoker. He smoked a half a pack of cigarettes for 25 years. When smoking, the toxins breathed in irritate the respiratory system causing inflammation. Smoking for 25 years probably contributed to chronic bronchitis. C.M had a cough. The cough could have been from the chronic bronchitis. The bronchial mucus gland…

Measles does not cause pneumonia, but it is a result of bacteria infecting the lungs. Pneumonia as a result of measles is the most common cause of death in relation to measles, especially in children. Pneumonia can be treated with antibiotics. Brain swelling is also serious, and can cause mental disability. Even more rare complications include hepatitis, appendicitis…

(SARS-CoV) was another variation that may have been transmitted to people from animals. Although SARS has the same symptoms as the flu (fever ,dry coughs ,and having difficulties in breathing) it leads to other major effects such as lung failure , pneumonia, and damaging immune cells. SARS CoV harms the body by contaminating epithelial cell of the lung that is approached by the viral particles. Your lungs are loaded with a large number of tubes (bronchi) that end in littler sacs called…

on the impact of Legionaries’ Disease to public health and its association with the role of a Public Health Inspector/Environmental Health Officer. Legionaries’ Disease is caused by roughly 35 Legionella bacteria species, with symptoms of severe pneumonia and psychological changes. (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 2015) With an increase of the elderly population in North America and the use of statistical data, the predicted trend of Legionaries’ Disease cases is on the rise.…

According to a study, COPD is diagnosed in almost 24 million individuals in the US and is among the top 4 reasons of death in the country (Rubin, Dhand, Ruppel, Branson, & Hess, 2011). Other prevalent lung illnesses in the United States are asthma, pneumonia, and ARDS, which all correlate with the concept of gas exchange. In each phase in the continuum of healthcare, nurses will be faced with a patient who is diagnosed with a respiratory illness or disease. Therefore, nurses play a vital role…

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as an acute infection of the pulmonary parenchyma in a patient who has acquired the infection in the community. CAP is a common and potentially serious illness. It is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, particularly in elderly patients and those with significant comorbidities (Thomas et al., 2013). In addition to being part of the hemostatic process, platelets have been increasingly recognized as an important component of…

Mechanical ventilation is required in up to 50% of all critically ill patients during their hospital course. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as pneumonia that develops 48 hours after a patient has been placed on mechanical ventilation. It is most commonly caused by bacterial infections including fungi and viral epidemics and it is usually found in the sterile lower respiratory tract. Early diagnosis and the appropriate use of antibiotics will help to avoid the emergence of…

VENTILLATOR ASSOCITAED PNEUMONIA Hospital is an institution which provides medical and surgical treatment where nurses care patients in order to improve their health condition. Despite that sometimes, patients’ may develop infectious disease while receiving the health care facilities through various invasive procedures. Nosocomial infection is infection which is acquired in hospitals setting to the admitted patient which may come in sight after 48hours of admission or within 30days of…

2001). Some of the complications the flu could lead to are bronchitis and or pneumonia. The clinical manifestations from having influenza may include a rapid onset of a headache, muscle aches, cough, sore throat, fever, chills, and malaise (general feeling of discomfort). Theses signs and symptoms occurring in younger patients also occur in older adults although, like mention previously, may be absent. Unlike pneumonia, influenza has rapid diagnostic tests that can detect the virus within thirty…

In week 1 of clinical, I was assigned to an 82-year-old female who was admitted on February 15th for RFV Acute purpulent bronchitis Leukocytosis. She has multiple secondary diagnoses as well, such as, dementia, pneumonia, throat cancer, stricture of the epiglottis, and more. During my shift she had four types of medications, Cefepime, Heparin, Levothyroxine, and Pantoprazole. She is also a NPO patient and continuously asked for food and water. The nurse pointed out edema on her arm and elbows…