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What are the Differences between lobar pneumonia and bronchopneumonia?
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Lobar pneumonia affects a large area of the one of the lobes of the lung. Bronchopneumonia is a form of pneumonia that also includes the inflammation of the bronchi.
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What are the Differences between lobar and bronchopneumonia?
http://pre-pg.blogspot.com/2008/01/lobar-pneumonia-vs-bronchopneumonia.html
X-ray appearance of lobar pneumonia?
lobar pneumonia
What are causes for multifocal pneumonia?
Multifocal pneumonia means that there are patches of pneumonia throughout your lungs as opposed to lobar pneumonia which is contained in one spot.
What has the author Roderick Heffron written?
Roderick Heffron has written: 'Pneumonia, with special reference to pneumococcus lobar pneumonia' -- subject(s): Pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae
When did Keene Thompson die?
Keene Thompson died on July 11, 1937, in Hollywood, California, USA of lobar pneumonia.
What is Lobar pneumonia?
Pneumonia is usally an infection or inflammation of the very smallest bits of our lungs - called alveoli. These are very small, very thin 'sacks' where oxygen can pass out of the air we breath and into our blood so we can do all the things we need to. If a bacteria (or less commonly a virus) starts making a home for itself there, our bodies react by activating our immne system to try and destroy it. This means that lots of fluid floods into the area, showing up as white on a chest x-ray (what doctors call 'consolidation'). Obviously, if there's fluid here, the alveoli can't function to exchange oxygen, so the patient becomes short of breath and weak, and are usually in pain. A lobar pnneumonia is usually only on one side, and affecting a whole 'lobe' (big chunk) of the lung. These patients will often also have fluid filling up the space OUTSIDE the lung, called a pleural effusion, which makes it even harder to breath. The bacteria often responsible for a lobar pneumonia is called pneumococcus, and we like to vaccinate the elderly against this as they're most at risk. The lungs of people with lobar pneumonia can fill up with nasty pus, so putting a chest drain in is sometimes also necessary. It's this nasty pus that people with a lobar pneumonia cough up, so these patients are often described as having a 'productive cough'. The other type of bacterial pneumonia is called a bronchopneumonia, which unlike the lobar-type, tends to affect both lungs, and rather than affecting a whole lobe, shows up little patches like cotton-wool on the x-ray. You usually don't see the pleural effusion that you might with a lobar pneumonia. The bacteria that are often responsible for causing bronchopneumonia include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphlococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeroginosa or Haemophilus influenzae. Knowing the type is important, as it will often inform the choice of immediate treatment. Sputum (the stuff you cough up) can be sent to lab for the pathologists to smear onto jelly and see what grows. This means you can be prescribed the best antibiotic!
When did Oswald Yorke die?
Oswald Yorke died on January 25, 1943, in New York City, New York, USA of lobar pneumonia.
What was Frederick griffin contributions to genetics?
Frederick Griffith, a British bacteriologist, focused on the epidemiology and pathology of bacterial pneumonia. He showed that Streptococcus pneumonia, implicated in many cases of lobar pneumonia,[2] could transform from one strain into a different strain. This was later identified as DNA.
When did Lya De Putti die?
Lya De Putti died on November 27, 1931, in New York City, New York, USA of lobar pneumonia.
What does lobar bronchus mean literaly?
Lobar= lobe Bronchus= windpipe
What does secondary bronchi mean?
There are five (5) secondary bronchi (aka lobar bronchi). Three (3) on the right: 1) superior lobar bronchi 2) middle lobar bronchi 3) inferior lobar bronchi And two (2) on the left: 4) superior lobar bronchi 5) inferior lobar bronchi
What is another name for solidification of the lungs?
lobar consolidation
