Essays on Pneumonia

Regurgitation occurs when stomach contents reflux into the esophagus, pharynx, or oral cavity but do not enter the lungs. Many patients have gastric esophageal regurgitation that does not result in pulmonary aspiration. Aspiration occurs when this content is inhaled into the airway or respiratory tract. Aspiration may be asymptomatic, or with symptoms which include coughing,…

Mycoplasma pneumoniae also called “walking pneumonia”. It is an atypical pneumonia and it only affects humans. Atypical pneumonia means that it is a pneumonia cased by certain bacteria’s. The bacteria attach to the surface of respiratory epithelial cells causing cell damage through the release of hydrogen peroxide or an inflammatory response. The infection grows within…

Empyema is a disease causing pus and fluid, from the infected tissue, to collect in a body cavity. The word Empyema is derived from the Greek word empyein, which means pus-producing (suppurate). Empyema is commonly used to refer to pus collection around the lung (pleural cavity), known as Empyema Thoracic. However, similar collection can also…

“The clinical microsystem is the place where patients, families, and caregivers meet. It is the lotus of value creation in healthcare.”(Nelson, Batalden, et.al, 2011) Lilly Walden describes herself as an active, athletic, and healthy woman. In her mid-forties she continues to run 2–3 miles 5 days per week. Lilly is married with three children and…

Of InfluenzaThe patient Terry B. has acquired the microbial agent PneumoniaInfluenza. The patient is a three year old white male with a headache, lethargyand was running a high fever of 39.7 degrees Celsius. He has suffered from aprevious illness of infection of the upper respiratory. Due to the fever, he hada systolic of 110 over…

Treating If Ed is not placed on a ventilator, he will die in a few weeks because his lungs are congested from pneumonia. Yes, it was ethical to call Bert because he is the next of kin to the patient and it is obvious that Ed is no longer capable of taking care of himself. …

Purpose To provide a thorough review of a disease process at the cellular or organ level Link essential assessments and nursing care priorities to the client’s response to their disease process. Pathophysiology at the Cellular or Organ Level Pneumonia is described in Tabers cyclopedia medical dictionary, “as inflammation of the lungs, usually due to an…

This curative attention program will use the “I can handle and order framework” to guarantee that appropriate patient interventions are selected utilizing a measure-by-measure attack, including assessment, integrating drug and/or disease-related jobs, curative ends, curative options, and indicants, program of attention, and evaluation (OPHCNPP, 2012). By going through each measure of this model and including…

            The patient by name Mr. ZF, aged 64 years male, Asian, who is currently living in an assisted living setting due to disabling arthritis reports to the physician with symptoms of pneumonia.  The patient complains of high fever, chills, rigors, productive cough, chest pain, difficult in breathing, difficulty in breathing, headache, body ache, skin…

Community Acquired Pneumonia ( CAP ) is a signifier of ague lower respiratory tract infection that occurs in every 5 to 11 instances per 1000 grownups ‘ population every twelvemonth. Amongst these instances, about 22 % to 42 % of them are admitted to the infirmary and of these per centums ; about 1.29 instances…