Why Does Pneumonia Develop?

This paper explores Pneumonia and the respiratory disease process associated with bacterial and viral pathogens most commonly located in the lung. The paper examines the process, symptoms and treatments most commonly viewed in patient cases of Pneumonia. My goal is to educate the reader and to warn of the

Physicians usually prescribe one antibiotic that treats a wide range of organisms. If the first does not work they will prescribe another antibiotic that fights a different range of organisms. If severe symptoms they will sometimes start with two antibiotics and do a culture that would show what antibiotics the organism would be resistant to. (2011. Pneumonia)

The unable to be harmed response on a person's body is how the body recognizes foreign bacteria, viruses and substances that may appear harmful to the body and defends itself by responding to the germs that the body tries to fight these have. The way it recognizes this germs that the body tries to fight is by already recognizing the proteins that have germs that the body tries to fight that already exist in the body that are not harmful. When the unable to be harmed response

Reason: Bacterial pneumonia are rare in healthy host and usually occur in young children, the elderly, in alcoholics. The 60 year old man with severe chronic alcoholism is affected by the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae, because Klebsiella pneumoniae explains the lobar pneumonia particularly in the upper areas of the lungs where the man’s infiltrates has been detected, Pneumonia procured from Klebsiella pneumoniae, is characterized by high fever, chills, chest pain and cough (Medicine,1997) . The patient in question has few symptoms related to this bacterium. The fever, raised his body temperature to 103 ºF and, the respiratory rate of 36 per minute which was caused by pneumonia.

What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection that occurs within the lungs. It is specifically an infection that occurs within

Three days prior to admission, the patient suffered from fever, cough, and colds. He didn’t receive any medications or even consulted a physician.

Sue grew up in the city of Port au Prince, Haiti, speaks fairly fluent English, but fluent in Haitian French, and is the youngest of eight children. Pneumonia seems to occur in her family because one of her older sister and brother died from pneumonia when they were less than five years of age. Her father was an alcoholic and involved in petty crimes and her mother suffered from an undiagnosed bipolar disorder. She was raised Catholic by her maternal grandmother with whom she live for an extended period of time. She was the only child who studied English and did well in school. Sue had obtained her General Educational Development (GED) after she dropped out of school from grade 10 to help her family. Out of eight children from her parents,

Pneumonia is defined as an acute infection of the pulmonary parenchyma. It is associated with at least some symptoms of acute infection, a new infiltrate or auscultatory findings such as altered breath sounds (Infectious Diseases Society of America 2000). It is a prevalent condition that carries a high incidence of mortality and morbidity, particularly in the very young or old populations. Pneumonia outcomes vary from without any incidence, to a hospital admission, and could even lead to death.

The leading cause of death in patients diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia is respiratory failure. Other causes include respiratory and systemic organ failure (3). The Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterium has a lethal role in causing respiratory failure in patients with pneumonia. This disease is infectious in humans of all ages, but children and the elderly are at higher risk (5). Pneumonia can be classified based on how you can contract it. The basic types of pneumonia include; community-acquired pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, and opportunistic pneumonia. Out of the four different types, community-acquired pneumonia is the most common(2). Streptoccocus pneumoniae is not a stranger to the human body.

For mild pneumonia and not too heavy can be treated at home. However, for more serious conditions can immediately contact a doctor to get a proper diagnosis.

Every year, more than 60,000 Americans die of pneumonia, an inflammation of the lungs that's usually caused by infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi or other organisms. Pneumonia is a particular concern for older adults and people with chronic illnesses or impaired immune systems, but it can also strike young, healthy people. Worldwide, it's a leading cause of death in children.

immune response. If the filtering function is unsuccessful, in the case of bacteria, septicaemia can

This is an older adult with a risk factor for pneumonia as enumerated in the case scenario. Some of the risk factors stated in the case scenario are as follows: The patient age, current exposure to his granddaughter who had an upper respiratory infection and the patient recently had a cold. According to Woo & Robinson, “pneumonia should be considered in any patient who presents with respiratory symptoms such as cough, dyspnea, or sputum production" (2016). When an older patient with more than one risk factor presents with “not feeling well”, and an increasing fatigue, I will be more concern about pneumonia. Moreover, the patient forgot a lunch scheduled with her daughter, which showed an episode of confusion. The patient also has a fever, cough

It was over. It was finally over. Yet, in some strange way, the story had only just begun. Pneumonia’s frightful grasp on Johnsy’s life had since become a distant memory, remembered by all, mentioned by none. Sue and Johnsy finally had the opportunity to go to Naples to paint the Bay, and they both jumped at the chance. They saved money for weeks –indeed years- just to buy those horribly expensive tickets that granted them passage into a different world: The Italian seaside town. The suitcases, packed with the women’s most valuable possessions, sat patiently(Simile) on the wharf, waiting for the adventure to begin. On top of them rested a small, thin package, carefully wrapped, carefully placed. The two painters were standing in a lengthy line, eagerly awaiting the tickets with “Naples” printed on them.

This is a case of a 74 year old woman who was diagnosed with Community Acquired Pneumonia.