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Acute Pneumonia is an infection of the lung. Patients will present with fever, chills, cough productive of sputum, and shortness of breath. It can be a fatal disease especially in the elderly, very young, or immunocompromised. Most types of pneumonia are bacterial of origin, with pathogens like Staphlococcus Aureus, Streptococcal Pneumoniae, Klebsiella Pnuemoniae, with sputum production varying in color from green to currant jelly. There can be other causes of pneumonia such as viral and fungal causes which will not respond to antibiotics like the bacterial pneumonias do. If you think you have pneumonia then you should go to your doctor immediately. If indicated your doctor should perform a blood count, chemistry, and sputum analysis, and obtain imaging such as an xray. Most pneumonias are treated empirically without ever having knowledge of the specific pathogen but treatment is targeted at your risk factors for the different types of pneumonia.
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What is the main term in the diagnosis acute pneumonia?
lung
What killed Keiko?
old age Acute pneumonia, actually.
What is an acute infection of the lung filled up with mucus?
Pneumonia
How viral pneumonia is transmitted?
Viral Pneumonia is transmitted from one person to another. It an acute infection and it is an airborne transmitted virus.
What pulmonary disorder could lead to acute flattering of the diaphragm?
PNEUMONIA
Is bronchial asthma in acute exacerbation probably secondary to PNA?
PNA=pneumonia
Acute lower respiratory tract infection?
Acute= severe. Lower Respiratory Tract= Respiratory system below the larynx. This refers to a pneumonia or a bronchitis.
What are respiratory problems?
Acute Bronchitis, Asthma, Bacterial Pneumonia, Collapsed Lung, Hyperventilation, Pulmonary Embolism and Viral Pneumonia are among the problems of the Respiratory System.
What causes perihilar pneumonia?
It is inflammation of the perihilum (area around the hilum, a section of the lungs next to the heart, where the blood vessels enter). It may or may not be caused by pneumonia.
What is the medical term meaning acute infection of alveoli causing loss of aeration?
Pneumonia leading to consolidation and collapse.
When did Sayoko Yamaguchi die?
Sayoko Yamaguchi died on August 14, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan of acute pneumonia.
Is viral atypical pneumonia contagious?
See related links. Known viral causes of atypical pneumonia are severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and measles. Both of these viral conditions are contagious.
