Symptoms of pneumonia in the elderly
[DOC File]Infections in the Elderly
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42. Symptoms differentiating typical pneumonia from atypical pneumonia include: Typical pneumonia has a dry cough. Atypical pneumonia is more likely to have extrapulmonary signs. Typical pneumonia has a gradual onset. Atypical penumonia has a productive cough. In general, patients with NIDDM (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus):
[DOC File]MEDICAL CARE FOR THE DEMENTIA PATIENT
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Delirium may increase positive symptoms and produce behavioral problems, e.g. fighting, wandering, incontinence. Management of the underlying medical problems, e.g., UTI or pneumonia improves patient’s symptoms. Elderly chronic schizophrenic patients can develop symptoms of depression.
[DOC File]Chapter 22 Diseases of the Respiratory System
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The three common bacterial infections in dementia patients are 1) pneumonia, 2) urinary tract infections, and 3) infected skin wounds in advanced stage patients. The diagnosis of infection in a patient with dementia is limited by their ability to describe symptoms and mount a febrile response.
[DOC File]GERIATRICS AND GERIATRIC EMERGENCIES
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• Initial symptoms include minor cough and mild fever • Later symptoms include difficulty breathing, chest pain, wheezing, and coughing up blood • Pathogen and Virulence Factors • Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent
[DOC File]Infection of the lungs with pneumonia is a worldwide ...
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Influenza-associated pneumonia is particularly risky for the elderly and people with underlying heart disease. It can develop about 5 days after flu symptoms start. The flu weakens the body's defense systems, making it easier for bacteria to grow in the lungs.
[DOC File]PNEUMONIA
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Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in people aged 65 and over. ... Physicians usually rely on a patient’s symptoms and physical examination to diagnose pneumonia infection. ... Infection of the lungs with pneumonia is a worldwide problem affecting the very young and elderly along with the chronically ill (8) Author: Erin Bufalini ...
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patients with pneumonia. - Other symptoms in the older patient include weakness, lethargy, failure to . thrive, anorexia, abdominal pain, episodes of falling, incontinence, headache, delirium, and nonspecific deterioration. Physical Findings - Patients present with new-onset respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, sputum
[DOC File]Pneumonia - Philadelphia University
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Someone who has pneumonia typically experiences chills, headache, fever, fatigue, and sweating. But the common cold and influenza (the flu) are two common respiratory illnesses, and they share many of the same signs and symptoms. How is it possible to know if this clinical picture is caused by a case of the flu or represents pneumonia?
[DOC File]Causes of Pneumonia – general - Bacteria
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A patient over 50 years of age, with a febrile disease associated with a sudden elevation of temperature after a sharp chill, with chest pain, cough productive of blood-tinged sputum, elevated leukocyte count with neutrophilia, and a confirmatory X-ray showing consolidating lobar pneumonia has most likely pneumococcal pneumonia.
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