Pneumonia

proquest.com.southuniversity.libproxy.edmc.edu/ Raut, M., Schein, J., Mody, S., Grant, R., Benson, C., & Olson, W. (2009). Estimating the economic impact of a half-day reduction in length of hospital stay among patients with community acquired pneumonia in the us. Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 Sep;25(9):2151-7. doi: 10.1185/03007990903102743. Retrieved from…

Causes- These tumours grow slowly and rarely spread. The cause is unknown. This type of tumour tends to cause bleeding or blockage in a lung or lung lobe. Symptoms- The most common symptoms are: • Blood in the saliva • Cough • Dyspnoea • chronic pneumonia • Collapse of…

Patient bed side spirometry conducted in 2016 reveals a combined obstructive and restrictive of the respiratory tract. In addition of those symptoms patient was also in mild protein caloric malnutrition. Given that the patient has hospital acquired pneumonia in the past, the emergency room physician decided to admit him to be able to monitor his bronchiectasis exacerbations, to continue nebulizer treatment, to perform some sputum culture, to refer him to a nutritionist and perform HRCT…

Mr. Jax Marlboro Respiratory Care Pharmacology Fall 2015 Joni Sims Presenting History and Physical: Mr. Marlboro, a 65 year old African American male who is being seen in the emergency room with complaints of fatigue, shortness of breath, and wheezing while trying to accomplish simple daily task. He also complains of a cough that is becoming more frequent and persistent. Mr. Marlboro has a history of asthma as a young adult and was diagnosed with hypertension at the age of 40. Mr.…

In the Washington post article titled, ‘Get Kids Vaccinated or Else, Parents Told’ it talks about how there were more than 2,300 students who had not received the state required vaccinations to allow their students into the school system. In Prince George’s county, the students are required to receive vaccines for the chicken pox and hepatitis B to go to school, the county reached out to all the parents and tried to inform the parents of the severity of the situation. After the deadline of the…

most significant causes of bacterial disease in humans and remains to be one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S (Hoskins, 2001). This pathogenic bacteria causes a variety of clinical issues and is the leading cause of meningitis and bacterial pneumonia in the United States (Hoskins, 2001). This bacteria has also been found to be a major cause of ear/sinus infections, bloodstream infections and even sepsis. (Hoskins, 2001). Researchers…

Fever with a cough is a common symptom of flu. Patients over 65 years old, are at a greater risk for serious complications of the flu, for instance leading to pneumonia. The patient’s immune system may have also been further weakened due to improper diet, or exposure to poor…

noted from cardiac arrhythmia 3 ○ Difficulty in breathing, shortness of breath are typical complaints 3 ○ Cough may indicate the etiology of respiratory distress – Cough with productive sputum, discolored sputum, may be present in bacterial pneumonia 3 – Cough with small white pearls of mucous (mucous plugs) is typical of asthma 3 – Cough with blood may indicate pulmonary embolus 3 ○ Recent episodes of cold, viral infection, or other pulmonary illness may be…

Did you know that cigarettes are responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States. 53,800 of those deaths are from secondhand smoke exposure alone. This is about 1,300 deaths a day, this number is growing at an alarming rate. Did you know that on average people who smoke die 10 years earlier than people who do not smoke. So the question is should cigarettes be banned, in my personal opinion they should be, because they not only kill the person smoking them, but also the…

which lists trouble breathing) and a more cardiac-related Active Issue (i.e. CHF - which also lists trouble breathing). If we know ahead, or learn later that they had an infection, and/or this is more acute, and not chronic, I may change it to Pneumonia or Upper Respiratory Infection (URI). If anxiety or a panic attack could be the main cause of SOB, but we did not know it. Another option we use is to put a note in the Coaches’ calendars to remind…