The patient had no chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, or asthma, and no history of cancer.She was a non-smoker and did not habitually drink alcohol. She had a well-balanced diet and lived a healthy lifestyle. History of present illness Her respiratory distress started during th...
Pneumonia: Past and Present 来自 ResearchGate 喜欢 0 阅读量: 12 作者: K Saad 摘要: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as signs and symptoms of an acute infection of the pulmonary parenchyma in a previously healthy patient who acquired the infection in the community, as distinguished ...
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having a history of stroke or other chronic illnesses also makes people more vulnerable to pneumonia, adds washer, who is also the hospital epidemiologist for the university of michigan health system . smokers are more likely to develop pneumonia. a variety of bacteria, viruses and fungi cause ...
The diagnosis of pneumonia always begins with taking a medical history and performing a physical examination to look for characteristic signs. In particular, listening to the lungs may reveal areas where sound is diminished, wheezing or crackling sounds in affected areas. ...
When the French settled into Canada 400 years ago independently of the British, the first stages of French/Francophone identity was formed. Over time this unique identity began to emerge and become something different from the rest of Canada. Language, history, and the geography of their land co...
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Patients with a history of a prior PCP infection, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, lymphopenia, prolonged neutropenia, or who require higher than usual levels of immune suppression, [31,32,111] may benefit from PCP prophylaxis, even if no clear consensus of duration is available. Strategies to ...
Bacterial pneumonia (see the image below) is caused by a pathogenic infection of the lungs and may present as a primary disease process or as the final, fatal disorder primarily in an individual who is already debilitated. The most consistent presenting symptom of bacterial pneumonia is cough pr...
Pneumonia, a common infection in children, is a respiratory illness characterized by inflammation of the alveolar space and/or the interstitial tissue of the lungs. The etiology is typically bacter...