Community Acquired Pneumonia Research Paper

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It is imperative to be aware when elderly has been diagnosed with pneumonia, depending on severity it is essential to treat and prevent it. Pneumonia is inflammation in lung result by infection, bacteria, fungi, and virus, and described as lungs with fluid or pus causing cough with phlegm. There are two categories of pneumonia for elderly that will be discussed, community-associated pneumonia (CAP), and healthcare associated pneumonia (HAP). Why older people are susceptible and high risk to pneumonia and what are signs and symptoms that they should look after. Proper assessment to treat pneumonia and how to prevent it is necessary, since there is also confirmation that it lasting impact to elderly. Now, pneumonia in elderly people is the one of the leading cause of hospitalization depending on severity either mild or serious it …show more content…

However, once diagnosed doctors assess and provide treatment depending on severity and remember even with treatment with high risk groups may experience more complications and can lead to death that’s why it is crucial to see a doctor immediately. Doctors may proceed to following test one pneumonia was suspected, some blood test, chest x-rays, pulse oximetry (measures oxygen level in your blood), and sputum(sample fluid from lungs after deep cough) test. Meanwhile, other complications like bacteria in bloodstreams; bacteria from lungs will spread the infection to other organs to potentially cause organ failure and difficulty breathing especially if having other chronic medical condition. Pneumonia may also fluid build up into the lungs and if the fluid becomes infected its required to be removed either by surgery of drained using a chest tube. Moreover, a pus in the lungs called abscess that form in cavity of the lungs that usually can be treated by antibiotic but sometimes surgery or drainage is also

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