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Can you have atelectasis and pneumonia?
If you like to live dangerously!
What could atelectasis in the infrahilar regions bilaterally and base of the lungs be?
pneumonia
How can atelectasis lead to pneumonia?
In atelectasis the area available for gas exchange is reduced. As the alveoli decrease in number. The risk of developing pneumonia increases as fluids tend to increase and waste accumulates in the lungs leading to potential infection Any time respiratory effort decreases one runs the risk of increasing complications of the respiratory system
What result from griffith's experiments suggested that the cause of pneumonia was not a chemical poison released by the disease-causing bacteria?
The difference between "walking pneumonia" and "true pneumonia".
What the common types of atelectasis?
Resorption atelectasis
What is posterior atelectasis?
what is bilateral posterior atelectasis of the lungs
What is the difference between a lung infection and pnuenomia?
Pneumonia is one type of lung infection, but not all infections are pneumonia. It depends on which sort of bacteria are causing the infection and where in the lungs the infection is.
What is the difference between streptococcal meningitis and streptococcal pneumonia?
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What is the prognosis for a patient with atelectasis?
If atelectasis is caused by a thick mucus "plug" or inhaled foreign object, the patient usually recovers completely when the blockage is removed. If it is caused by a tumor, the outcome depends on the nature of the tumor involved
How do you tell the difference between an allergy cough and a bronchitis or pneumonia cough?
Bronchitis often has a colored flam while allergies are clear.
What is the difference between left lower lobe pneumonia and bilateral pneumonia?
You have 3 lobes on the right side and 2 lobes on the left (with a little bitty middle lobe in between on the left). When you have left lower lobe pneumonia it is at the base of your left lung. When you have bilateral pneumonia it is on both sides of the chest (right and left lungs), but it could be in any lobes(most commonly at the bases).
What is bilateral pleural effusions with bibasilar atelectasis of the abdomen?
A bilateral pleural effusion is when fluid builds up within tissues. These can combine with bibasilar atelectasis, otherwise known as collapsed lungs, and can be a result of an abdominal cancer.
