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s or pollutants (toxic fumes) Transmission >People with pneumonia expel infected droplets of mucus into the air when they cough. >Pneumonia is spread when others breathe the infected droplets.
Acute Pain
Bacteria attachment and colonization to the mucus and cells of the nasopharynx Spread of organism in the nasopharynx Invasion of organism in the bronchial tree Impaired host defense mechanism
Upon auscultation crackling sounds, coarse breathing, wheezing may be heard, and/or the breathing may be faint in a particular area of the chest.
Ineffective airway clearance Damage to the surface cells Increased mucus production Activity intolerance Ineffective breathing pattern
Chest x-ray may show a blotchywhite area, where fluid and pus has accumulated in the lung's air sacs
Fatigue A
A Cytokine stimulate Bradykinin Histamine Narrowing of blood vessels Air pass trough narrowed airways DOB
sputum grain stain test may determine the cause and severity of the condition.
Antipyretics
blood test may determine the cause and severity of the condition
Antibacterial/ Antiviral
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Signs and symptoms References:
Nursing Diagnosis
Diagnostic tests Drugs
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pneumonia/DS00135
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