Introduction Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs which can develop from bacteria‚ a virus‚ or toxins and is the sixth leading cause of death in the states. People who are at a higher risk in contracting the disease are the elderly‚ those who are hospitalized for other conditions‚ those with coughs after a stroke‚ smokers‚ those who suffer with malnutrition‚ alcoholics‚ those who have bronchitis‚ those with sickle-cell anemia‚ those undergoing radiation treatments or chemotherapy‚ and those
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TITLE: Pneumonia Most Common Infection After Heart Surgery DATE: Nov. 30 ‚ 2011 SOURCE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/ The study also revealed that most infections occur about two weeks after surgery‚ not one week as physicians previously thought. "It’s not what we expected to find‚" said Michael A. Acker‚ M.D.‚ the study’s lead researcher and professor and chief of cardiovascular surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia
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The term pneumonia is applied to many pulmonary infections which are most often caused by bacteria. Pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common and is referred to as typical pneumonia. Atypical pneumonia is caused by other microorganisms such as fungi‚ protozoa‚ and viruses. The difference between them were discovered in 1883 by Friedlander and Talamon. Streptococcus pneumoniae was first discovered by Pasteur who isolated it from saliva in a person who had rabies in 1881. Depending
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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 Human Anatomy & Physiology Pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs‚ which is usually caused by an infection. This inflammation causes the tiny air sacs‚ called the alveoli‚ within the lungs to become filled with fluid‚ making it harder for the lungs to function properly. To fight this infection‚ the body sends white blood cells to the lungs‚ but although this helps kill the germs it can also make it harder for the lungs to pass oxygen into the bloodstream
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respiratory distress syndrome) & Pneumonia – airways fill with fluid and pus. Some questions to think of or how to pursue the topic: What is Pneumonia? What is community acquired pneumonia and ? What are some signs or symptoms of Pneumonia? How is Pneumonia diagnosed? What treatments are available for people with Pneumonia? What other organizations have information about Pneumonia? What causes Pneumonia? How common is Pneumonia? The presentation should
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How do people "catch pneumonia"? Some cases of pneumonia are contracted by breathing in small droplets that contain the organisms that can cause pneumonia. These droplets get into the air when a person infected with these germs coughs or sneezes. In other cases‚ pneumonia is caused when bacteria or viruses that are normally present in the mouth‚ throat‚ or nose inadvertently enter the lung. During sleep‚ it is quite common for people to aspirate secretions from the mouth‚ throat‚ or nose. Normally
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Pneumonia is a common disease‚ which occurs in all age groups. However‚ pneumonia is the leading cause of death in elderly‚ people who are chronically and terminally ill‚ and children under five years old worldwide. It can result from a variety of causes‚ including infection with bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ or parasites‚ and chemical or physical injury to the lungs. Pneumonia is an irregular inflammatory condition of the lung. It is often described as inflammation and abnormal fluid filling of the
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Pneumonia can be a serious threat to your health. Since the early 1960’s pneumonia has been second only to lung cancer as a leading cause of death related to respiratory diseases. Pneumonia is an inflammation or infection of the lungs. The lungs’ air sacs fill with pus‚ mucus‚ and other liquid and can not function properly. Oxygen can not reach the blood. If there is not enough oxygen in the blood‚ body cells can not work right and might die. Lobar pneumonia affects a section of a lung. Bronchial
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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia is one of the many nosocomial bacterial infections that patients in Intensive Care Units might acquire during their stay. VAP is the number one hospital acquired infection contracted in ICU’s. It occurs within 48 hours from prolonged oxygen therapy by endotracheal tube or tracheostomy. Intubation compromises the oropharynx and trachea by obstructing the normal airway. This allows easier access for microorganisms in gastric and oral secretions to enter the lungs and
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