Pneumonia Injury Paper

EH is a 68-year-old male who comes into the clinic complaining of a fever with a temperature of 103 °F. He has had a cough for the last three days that is producing some thick green brown mucous. The MD feels he most likely has bacterial pneumonia. He also has a history of having rheumatoid arthritis, and being immune compromised as he is on an immunosuppressant methotrexate. He has noted that over the last year he has lost weight unintentionally and feels he is underweight.

According to the provider, the claimant's cough has been improved. His review of systems was positive for fatigue, malaise, sleep difficulty, shortness of breath, wheezes, and a cough. His blood pressure was 115/71 mmHg and his BMI was 30.35 kg/m2. The physical examination revealed wheezes. Clonazepam was prescribed for agitation. Atorvastatin, Nystatin, Citalopram, and a probiotic were prescribed. Continued use of Aspirin and a regular inhaler were suggested. Further, a follow-up visit with Endocrinology, Cardiology, and Pulmonology. As it relates to a spot in his lung, a repeat CT scan was recommended. The bronchial washes were negative for

Patient J.B. presented the office with chief complaints of coughs and sore throat that lasted about seven days. These symptoms are typically seen in respiratory tract infection or inflammation that is caused by viruses or bacteria. The initial differential diagnoses included Influenza, cough, common cold, community-acquired pneumonia, acute bronchitis, acute pharyngitis, and postnasal drip syndrome based on the chief complaints. The reason that why these differential diagnoses were considered is because they all have coughs as the symptom. Some of these differential diagnoses have both coughs and sore throat. JD, et al. (2017) states that Influenza A or B viruses can cause a dry cough and sore throat. Troullos,

The symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection can be caused by several other viruses and bacteria. It is important to seek proper medical treatment to receive the correct diagnosis, which will prevent severe illness and from spreading to other people.

disease get worse over time. It can cause coughing that produces large amount of mucus,

Currently, standards for the diagnosis and treatment of AB are inconsistent, but all guidelines recommend avoiding prescribing antibiotics for acute cough/AB (Dempsey, Businger, Whaley, Gagne & Linder, 2014). A viral infection is usually a self-limited illness (Busse & Lemanske, 2010). Symptoms management such as cough control is the goal and recommended in managing AB. Therefore, the importance of the familiarity of the clinicians with the recent clinical guidelines for AB and adherence to the guidelines is recommended, but can be challenging in terms of consistently utilizing the guidelines into their practice (McCollough, Zimmerman, and Rodriguez, 2014).

The significant negative individual predictors of a diagnosis of pneumonia included sinus pain, sore throat,head congestion, chest congestion, and rhinorrhoea (Evertsen , Baumgardner , Regnery , Banerjee (2010) Green sputum was significant in both alternative diagnoses but not pneumonia (Evertsen , Baumgardner , Regnery , Banerjee (2010). Rales, dyspnea, chest pain, heart rate, and a temperature ≥ 100°F (37.8°C) were the best predictors of a diagnosing pneumonia (Evertsen , Baumgardner , Regnery , Banerjee (2010).

The warning signs are generally mixed up together with the indications of cold or maybe flu. General stress and fatigue

Pneumonia is a lung disease that is caused by bacteria, a virus or fungi. You can have a mild or severe case of pneumonia and sometimes it get very life threatening for some people. For a healthier person they can recover in about three weeks at the most, but for someone who is not as healthy as other it can be really hard to deal with. There are 30 different cases of this lung disease out there in the world. And understanding which type of pneumonia you can have better results in you getting treatment faster. One-third of the United States cases are caused by a virus which is most common in children and young adults. Most adults catch pneumonia from the flu and not going get the flu shots when its time. For the state of Texas

“Pneumonia is an infection in one or both of your lungs. Many germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and

Tara Zachary, a 30-year-old female with no past medical history or history of tobacco usage, presents with a constant cough, which has lasted over the course of 5 months following a five day long cold. Ms. Zachary symptoms has raised enough concern for her and affected her performance in Law School that she decided to visit us today. She describes her cough as shallow and has been experiencing constant fatigue, with transient onsets of night chills, muscle weakness, and headaches. While her cough is constant it has not intensified or diminished in severity. After exercising for roughly 15 minutes she experiences tightness in her chest, which is alleviated after physically resting. Her cough is moderate during the day, yet more frequent at

Pneumonia is an inflammation in the lungs in which the air sacs fill with fluid; it is the result of  a viral or bacterial infection in the lungs. When an someone has pneumonia, the alveoli fills with pus and fluid, which makes breathing painful and limits oxygen intake. Pneumonia is treatable, if caught early. Over one million people are omitted to the hospital due to pneumonia and it results in over 50,000 deaths in the United States per year.

Two weeks ago, she had what sounds to be viral upper respiratory tract infection which has caused a profound worsening of her cough. She also believes with the normal laryngeal cough which she is describing has changed in nature and she is describing a bronchitic type cough, though it is not productive. Thank you for organising a chest x-ray which did not reveal any significant abnormalities. I

At today’s visit he is accompanied by his daughter. He is awake, alert and oriented times2. He denies pain and shortness of breath. His daughter reports that a couple weeks ago he was diagnosed with pneumonia and was having more shortness of breath and using his oxygen all the time. She states that the patient condition has improved drastically and that he only uses the oxygen now at night and does not have shortness of breath with rest. The patient also uses nebulizer as needed. He reports a great appetite, and that he is feeling well. He ambulate without assistance and able to perform his ADLS by himself. No acute distress noted at this time. Goals of care discussed the daughter states that when patient is hospice appropriate, she would

Pneumonia is an inflammatory lung disorder where tiny air filled sacs in the lungs that absorb oxygen from the air and fill with fluid or pus. Inflammation causes the person to not get enough oxygen into the bloodstream to supply the body with oxygen and nutrients. Pneumonia can spread from the lungs into the bloodstream and infect the organs and may lead to death. There are over thirty different causes of pneumonia it is not a single disease. Most causes of pneumonia are caused by bacteria, viruses, or chemical injury to the lungs. Food, saliva, or dust can accidently get in the air way. If the physician thinks that the patient has pneumonia the doctor will use a bronchoscope to examine the lungs and the airway for inflammation, swelling, obstruction, and other abnormal signs. The physician may remove a small piece of the lung for a biopsy and prescribe medicine to fight and bacteria or infection that maybe in the lungs. This disease is very interesting to me because my grandfather suffered this