Blood Institute. (n.d.). Pneumonia. Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pnu/pnu_all.html * World Health Organization. (2011). Pneumonia. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs331/en/index.html Pneumonia By: Sami Greif‚ SN What is Pneumonia * Infection of the lungs * Fluid & pus fills alveoli * Source: more than 100 different germs can cause pneumonia.
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Pneumonia is an infectious disease of the lungs that is characterized by alveoli (alveoli are angular cavities or pits in the lungs that absorb oxygen) that are filled with fluid or pus. The WHO announces that 1.8 million children under five years old are killed by pneumonia every year in every region of the world (2). In the United States‚ there are 53282 people decease for each year due to pneumonia.Because it is a common and serious illness ‚patients should be careful about effects of pneumonia
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Chapter 17 End of life care includes: palliative care- comprehensive care for patients whose disease is not responsive to cure; care also extends to patients’ families; management of psychological‚ social‚ and spiritual problems as well as control of pain and other physical symptoms; to improve pt and family’s quality of life hospice- care provided to terminally ill patient’s and their families; death has been accepted‚ bereavement for family; generally associated with palliative care that is
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Pneumonia is a lower respiratory problem. It is an acute inflammation of the lung‚ caused by viral‚ chemical‚ bacterial‚ fungal agents. Usually happens in people with compromised immune systems‚ or people who have compromise to the structures that protect the airway (i.e. the nares dry up and can’t humdify air anymore‚ bronchioles shrivel and can’t filter the air) If anything occurs with the mucocilliary system‚ the epiglottis‚ or the nares‚ we are inviting pneumonia into our bodies. Aging also causes
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Predictors of Aspiration Pneumonia: How Important is Dysphagia? The article “Predictors of Aspiration Pneumonia: How Important is Dysphagia?” describes a study conducted to compare the risks of factors in multiple different categories that could potentially lead to aspiration pneumonia. Aspiration pneumonia is a prevalent issue in the elderly generation. Figuring out the risk factors that can cause aspiration pneumonia will enlighten health care providers with what precautions to take in order
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