Pneumonia

Pneumonia. Lina Chen MD West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan Universtiy. Pneumonia. A potentially serious respiratory infection Diagnosis requires both clinical presentation and diagnostic studies. Objectives. Know etiologic agents and pathogenesis of pneumonia

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia. Mohammed Kaashmiri, M.D. Etiology. Birth through 3 months: Group B Strep E. Coli Listeria Monocytogenes Staph Epidermis Staph Aureus Herpes Simplex. Etiology. CMV RSV Influenza A Influenza B Parainfluenza Adenoviruses. Viruses. Most Common – Infants & Preschoolers

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Pneumocystis carinii

Pneumocystis carinii. Katrina Kittleson Steda Lundak Parasitology 2007. Introduction . Fungus or Protozoan?? Orphan organism, phylogenic position has not yet been established Opportunistic Parasite Severe pathology in immunodeficient hosts Severely malnourished newborns

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PNEUMONIA

. Definition:Pneumonia is an infection of the pulmonary parenchyma. Despite being the cause of significant morbidity and mortality, pneumonia is often misdiagnosed, mistreated, and underestimated. It is usually caused by bacteria. Clinically it presents as an acute illness characterized in the ma

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Pneumocystis carinii

Pneumocystis carinii. Deadly AIDS Opportunist.

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PNEUMONIA

Pneumonia . Pneumonia is a term which describes inflammation of the lung parenchyma characterised by exudation and consolidation into the alveoli.Pneumonia can occur in any individual who is seriously ill, both in adults and in children. It also occurs especially:at the extremes of life - neonate

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Pneumocystis carinii

Pneumocystis carinii. Kelly Rueckert and Melissa Greco. Geographic Distribution. This parasite/ Fungus is common everywhere in the world. Fungus or Parasite?.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia. Definitions. New Pulmonary infiltrate that resembles bacterial pneumonia on CXR Hospital acquired Pneumonia - > 48 hrs after admission Ventilator Associated Pneumonia - > 48 hrs after Intubation

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Pneumocystis carinii

Pneumocystis carinii. Pathogen responsible for Causing interstitial plasma cell pneumonitis , which leads to Pneumocystis carinii pneumnia. By Sarah Weivoda & Kaleb Hale. This is a smear of P. Carinii isolated from human lung tissue. Taxonomic Considerations .

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Pneumocystis carinii

Pneumocystis carinii. Presented by: Samantha Todd & Sandra Thorbus. Pneumocystis carinii vs. jirovecii.

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Pneumonia:

Pneumonia:. Inflammation of alveoli, alveolar ducts, bronchioles, and interstitial tissue of lung that induced by microbial invasion of natural barriers. ( Inflammation of lung parenchyma ). Barriers to infection: 1-Epiglottis; protects airway from aspiration. 2-Cough Reflex.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia. Devaun Henry Bryanah Hughes. Causes. Bacteria and viruses can cause pneumonia Most victims get it after cold or flu Other illnesses such as cancer or diabetes can cause pneumoia . . Symptoms.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia. Jen Denno RN, BSN, CEN. Pneumonia . Vaccination Percent of adults 65 years and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination: 59% Health Care Use Hospital inpatient care Number of discharges: 1.1 million Average length of stay: 5.2 days Nursing home care

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia. Esmaeli , A.; Francisco U.; Golpeo, K. A. G. 75 year old Male Single From Sta. Mesa, Manila Unemployed CC: progressive and productive cough, 3 days duration. TEMPORAL PROFILE. Past Medical History

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Pneumonia:

Pneumonia:. Definition : Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs (alveoli), and the parenchyma of the lung. Lung parenchyma refers to alveolar tissue with respiratory bronchioles , alveolar ducts,

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia. Dr Ibrahim Bashayreh, RN, PhD. Pneumonia. Acute inflammation of lung (lower respiratory tract) caused by microorganism, comes with fever, focal chest symptoms, shadowing on CXR Leading cause of death until 1936 Discovery of sulfa drugs and penicillin. Classification .

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Pneumocystis carinii

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PNEUMONIA

PNEUMONIA. VL – 9 Dec. 24 th 2013 Mohammed El-Khateeb. History of Pneumonia. Described as early as 400 BC by a Greek Physician named Hippocrates. Edwin Klebs was the first to see bacterial infection from a person who died from pneumonia.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia. Very common (1-10/1000) , significant mortality S everity assessment, aided by score, is a key management step Caused by a variety of different pathogens Antibiotic treatment initially nearly always empirical, local guidelines and microbial resistance rates may support it.

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PNEUMONIA

PNEUMONIA. Dr.M.Shahparianpour. Mr. P. 92 yo male w/ h/o fall 3 days prior to admission, came to ER with c/o mental status changes (per NH staff), and 1 day h/o vomiting and dyspnea. Pmhx of alzheimers, emphysema, glaucoma. Meds included 5 different eye drops and donepezil. No drug allergies.

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Increasing Trends In Global Clinical Trials For Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia Market Outlook: Ken Research

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia is a form of pneumonia, caused by the yeast-like fungus called Pneumocystis jiroveci which is spread through the air whereas, this fungus is very common and this infection is not commonly found in lungs of healthy people but it can cause a lung infection in people with a weak immune system.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia. Disease Definition. Pathological Clinical infiltrate(s) on CXR is need CAP HAP VAP HCAP Typical and Atypical. Pathogenesis. HOST DEFENSES Routes of Infection Gross aspiration Microaspiration Aerosolization Hematogenous spread from a distant infected site

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