Pneumonia is a condition that occurs in the lungs that causes inflammation. It is caused by infections at large. However, bacteria, fungi, viruses and other parasites may also be responsible for the condition. Older people who are above 65 years, people having chronic illness and those who have a week immune system are more prone and likely to this kind of inflammation. Pneumonia can range from mild to life threatening illness. In fact this condition is characterized with high inflammation in the
Pneumonia Pneumonia is a serious infection or inflammation of your lungs. There are two main types Pneumonia one of these is bacterial pneumonia. This can attack anyone from infants to the very old. People who are alcoholics, debilitated, post-operative patients, people with respiratory diseases or viral infections and people who have weakened immune systems are at greater risk. Pneumonia bacteria are present in some healthy throats. When body defences are weakened in some way, by illness
Pneumonia In The Geriatric Pneumonia in the elderly is something that needs to be taken very seriously in this day and age. According to the Center Of Disease Control, statistics say that over 800 million seniors above the age of 65 are at risk for pneumonia. They also say that 1 out of 20 adults that get pneumonia die. What is pneumonia? “Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by fungi, virus, bacteria, and many other germs,” says Dr. Norman Edelman, the chief medical officer
Pneumonia: Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi that inflame the air sacs in the lungs and can causes them to fill with fluid or pus. This can cause coughing, a build up of phlegm, difficulty breathing, fever, and chills. It is most serious if infants and young children, people over the age of 65, and those with a low immune system contract it. (Mayo Clinic Staff; Pneumonia definition) If the doctor believes you have pneumonia he may order a chest x-ray to confirm
Pneumonia and Tuberculosis Pneumonia and tuberculosis have been plaguing the citizens of the world for centuries causing millions of deaths. This occurred until the creation and use of antibiotics become more widely available. These two respiratory infections have many differences, which include their etiology, incidence and prevalence, and many similarities in their objective and subject indicators, medical interventions, course, rehabilitation and effects. To explore the relationship
Tuberculosis as (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is slow growing bacteria that thrive in areas of the body that are rich in blood and oxygen, such as the lungs. Tuberculosis develops when Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria are inhaled into the lungs. The infection usually stays in the lungs, but the bacteria can travel through the bloodstream to other parts of the body. Symptoms of active tuberculosis in the lungs begin gradually and develop over a period of weeks or months. You
Pneumonia Journal Article Kellie Hale Mohave Community College NUR 122 Mrs. Port 9/8/2016 “In 2012, 1.1 million people were hospitalized in the US for treatment of pneumonia. The average hospital stay for these patients was 5.2 days. There were close to 50,000 deaths due to pneumonia and 95% of them were over the age of 65 (“Pneumonia”, 2016). Pneumonia is an serious condition and the pathogens that lead to pneumonia continue to spread throughout the hospitals and communities. Antibiotic
Bacterial pneumonia also known as Streptococcus pneumoniae is pneumonia caused by a Gram-positive bacterium that often lives in the throat of people who do not have pneumonia bacteria.When the inflammation caused by pneumonia occurs in the alveoli (microscopic air sacs in the lungs), they fill with fluid. The lungs lose elasticity and cannot take oxygen into the blood, or remove carbon dioxide from the blood, as efficiently as usual. When the alveoli has trouble work efficiently, one’s lungs has
My disease is Streptococcal pneumonia or pneumonia is caused by the pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. Streptococcus pneumoniae is present in human’s normal flora, which normally doesn’t cause any problems or diseases. Sometimes though when the numbers get too low it can cause diseases or upper respiratory tract problems or infections (Todar, 2008-2012). Pneumonia caused by this pathogen has four stages. The first one is where the lungs fill with fluid. The second stage causes neutrophils and red
will disappear in a few days with rest and drinking lots of water. What if it was Pneumonia? A leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, due to the multiple pathogens that cause the disease, both bacterial and viral. In a year, between 5-10 million people develop pneumonia in the United States, 1 million of whom are admitted in hospitals, with an estimated 45,000 deaths annually. What is Pneumonia? Pneumonia is the inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma. It can be caused by both bacterial
35.7 to 45 billion dollars to United States hospital when 20% of these infections could have been preventable with the correct interventions. One of the most common hospital-associated infections has become hospital-acquired pneumonia. (Scott II, 2009) This type of pneumonia is easily preventable if healthcare workers would comply with a few simple
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains to be a common and potentially serious complication of ventilator care often confronted within an intensive care unit (ICU). Ventilated and intubated patients present ICU physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists with the unique challenge to integrate evidence-informed practices surrounding the delivery of high quality care that will decrease its occurrence and frequency. Mechanical intubation negates effective cough reflexes and hampers mucociliary
known as viral pneumonia. The baby now has to undergo several expensive treatments in order to survive. Many premature babies and their parents undergo these procedures on a day-to-day basis. Viral pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs due to a harmful virus (Benson 74). There are many catastrophic causes and symptoms of viral pneumonia in premature babies, the disease can be cured with treatment and proper prevention. Knowing the background information of viral pneumonia is vital in treating
literature review is to assess and appraise research studies in the last five years, investigating the latest management of community acquired pneumonia in immunocompromised adults patients. A literature search was performed using CINAHL Plus, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, EBSCOhost, UpToDate and PubMed databases. Boolean terms included: community acquired pneumonia, pneumonia, immunocompromised, adults, management, treatments, preventions, effectiveness, antibiotics, promotion, and outcomes. For each database
Pneumonia is an inflammatory process of the lung parenchyma, usually infections in origin. Pneumonia causes your lungs by filing extra mucus and become inflamed. Which could decrease the lungs ability then normal lungs to take in air (Eagan pg. 506). Pneumonia is separated in three different classes and they are Community acquired Pneumonia which is also known as (CAP), Nosocomial pneumonia or Healthcare associated pneumonia and hospital acquired pneumonia, which is also known as (HCAP) and ventilator
secondary to community-acquired pneumonia versus aspiration pneumonia. Ms. W was transferred patient from Mercy Folsom for her right-sided empyema to the Emergency Department. She presented to Mercy Folsom with 4-weeks history of shortness of breath and cough as well as chest pain. She went to her primary care physician, and she was given Z-Pak at that time but her symptoms were not resolving. A chest x-ray was done, and she was informed that there was no evidence of pneumonia. Then, she was given cough
Community acquired pneumonia (CAP), caused by viruses, ‘typical’ respiratory bacteria (as Streptococcus pneumoniae) or ‘atypical’ respiratory bacteria (as Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae) is a frequent local infection in childhood (39). Pneumonia is the important cause of fatality for children around the world, accounting for about 30 percent of all childhood death. A particular pathogen is not identified in most cases, but both viruses, mainly respiratory syncytial and influenza virus
Focus Area Question 5—Nursing/Medical Care and Rationale 1. Identify and describe nursing interventions for a patient with bacterial pneumonia. • Assess patient’s vital signs, including breath sounds, respiratory status, skin color, and SpO2 at least every four hourly. Early recognize of respiratory compromise allows intervention to prevent tissue hypoxia. • Assess sputum and cough including color, amount, possible odor and consistency. This assessment allows evaluation of the effectiveness of
elderly has been diagnosed with pneumonia, depending on severity it is essential to treat and prevent it. Pneumonia is inflammation in lung result by infection, bacteria, fungi, and virus, and described as lungs with fluid or pus causing cough with phlegm. There are two categories of pneumonia for elderly that will be discussed, community-associated pneumonia (CAP), and healthcare associated pneumonia (HAP). Why older people are susceptible and high risk to pneumonia and what are signs and symptoms
About Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP) is pneumonia that develops 48 hours or longer after mechanical ventilation is given be means of an endotracheal tube or tracheostomy. VAP results from the invasion of the lower respiratory tract and lung parenchyma by microorganisms. VAP may account for up to 60 percent of deaths from healthcare-associated infections in the United States. VAP an also increase the patient’s stay in the ICU by four to six days. Relevant Statistics