Definition: Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection. (2) Pathophysiology: Pneumonia is an excess of fluid in the lungs resulting from an inflammatory process. It is an acute infection of the alveoli. This is a global problem‚ and the WHO (World Health Organization) suggests that it is the most common cause of death in children and that 1.4 million die each year as a result of pneumonia. Pneumonia may also occur as a complication in hospital settings‚ secondary to surgery. The inflammation
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| Ventilator Associated Pneumonia | Heather Heim‚ Erin Lovett and Crystal Inchiocca | | Molloy College | | | Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial‚ or hospital acquired‚ infection that affects people who need mechanical assistance to breathe. VAP is the leading cause of nosocomial infection and nosocomial related death in adult critically ill patients when defined as new onset nosocomial infection that occurs more than 48 hours after the patient
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Well my paper is on pneumonia. The little I do know about pneumonia is that it is caused by an infection. You can recover from pneumonia with the right treatment. Pneumonia is more serious with people with weak immune systems. But to further my knowledge on pneumonia I did some research. What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is a common lung infection caused by bacteria‚ a virus or fungi. The infection inflames your lungs’ air sacs‚ which are called alveoli. The air sacs may fill up with fluid
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Dealing with childhood pneumonia in developing countries: how can we make a difference? The past few years have seen renewed attention focused on the persistent burden of childhood mortality globally. Of the 10.6 million deaths of children under 5 every year‚ the vast majority occur in a mere 42 countries of the developing world. It is also apparent that despite advances in understanding the pathophysiology and significance of the major causes of child death‚ most of the known killers such as diarrhoeal
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of weaning readiness with brief weaning trials 11. Stress ulcer disease prophylaxis 12. Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis http://guideline.gov/content.aspx?id=36063&search=Ventilator+associated+pneumonia Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP) Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a lung infection that develops in a person who is on a ventilator. A ventilator is a machine that is used to help a patient breathe by giving oxygen through a tube placed in a patient’s mouth or nose‚ or through
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FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INSTITUE OF NURSING GRADUATE STUDIES Community Acquired Pneumonia Concept Mapping Prepared by: Miguel‚ Stefani Gil M. Case RP is a 72 year-old male who was admitted to the hospital from his long-term care facility after 1 week of dyspnea and cough. He was seen by a staff physician at the longterm care facility and was diagnosed with a COPD(Asthma) exacerbation. He has been suffering of Osteoarthritis since he was at the age of 56. Consequently‚ He is now taking steroid drugs
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people believe Pneumonia is an illness that only affects older adults‚ the very young‚ or people with impaired immune systems. However‚ the truth is that pneumonia is a serious illness that can strike anyone at any age—even healthy individuals. Pneumonia is nothing to sneeze at. Although pneumonia is a common illness‚ there are a few things you may not know about this lung infection. Here are six surprising pneumonia facts everyone should make it their business to know: Pneumonia is a Leading Cause
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Oral Care in Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia September 19‚ 2013 Literature Review The review of literature was conducted using the following databases CINAHL‚ PubMed and Medline using the keywords oral care‚ mouth care‚ ventilator-associated pneumonia‚ ventilator‚ critical care and hygiene. Of the articles retrieved there were randomized‚ nonrandomized and quasi experimental. Location of the studies included single centers to university hospital settings in multiple critical
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I remember getting a bad lung infection‚ pneumonia‚ caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae‚ a few years back. I was very sick with a high fever‚ shortness of breath‚ fatigue‚ chest pain‚ and greenish-yellow – sometimes even bloody – mucus‚ which I consistently coughed up. I suffered for roughly a month or so before my pneumonia finally disappeared and I healed up. Being an otherwise healthy individual‚ yet still experiencing the symptoms for such a lengthy amount of time‚ made me wonder about how S.
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Pediatric Community – Acquired Pneumonia (PCAP) Group 1 Rivera‚ Geraldine U. Rodicol‚ Arsenio A. Serrano‚ Marian Joyce E. Tumamao‚ Jayson G. Vidad‚ Angelica B. I. INTRODUCTION * Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of several diseases in which individuals who have not recently been hospitalized develop an infection of the lungs (pneumonia). CAP is a common illness and can affect people of all ages. CAP often causes problems like difficulty in breathing‚ fever‚ chest pains
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