Treating pneumonia in elderly patients
[DOC File]PNEUMONIA
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Which is true regarding community acquired pneumonia? Use of high dose penicillin in penicillin resistant Strep pneumoniae is rarely successful in treating the pneumonia. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is more commonly seen in elderly patients. Leigonella spp pneumonia is usually moderately severe and can cause pancreatitis, and myocarditis.
[DOCX File]Preventing Aspiration Pneumonia: A Relationship-Based Care ...
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Which is true regarding community acquired pneumonia? Use of high dose penicillin in penicillin resistant Strep pneumoniae is rarely successful in treating the pneumonia. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is more commonly seen in elderly patients. Leigonella spp pneumonia is usually moderately severe and can cause pancreatitis, and myocarditis.
[DOCX File]Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2019 - Respiratory ...
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia has an estimated mortality rate up to 50% and costs the hospital $40,000 per case. Next to ventilator-associated pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia is a major cause of illness and death in hospitalized patients and is related to significant increases in health care costs (Echevarria & Schwoebel, 2012).
[DOCX File]Mortality Outcomes for Treating a Fever
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Elevate limb to heart level to reduce swelling. Patient may benefit from application of ice to assist with reduction of swelling. If concerned that the patient is at risk of poor ventilation/ atelectasis / hospital acquired pneumonia, the patient may benefit from a partial recumbent/ sitting up position with legs elevated. Consult MO if concerned.
Pneumonia in the Elderly - Simple Tips for Prevention and Treatme…
The treatment of pneumonia provides most people with an excellent chance of recovery, but it is worth knowing that many years ago pneumonia was known as “the captain of the men of death,” it is still a significant cause of illness, and in vulnerable patients it can be a potentially dangerous disease.
[DOC File]Respiratory MCQ’s
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For Medicare billing of elderly patients (for this purpose, anyone over the age of 17), there are two major diagnosis-related group (DRG) categories of pneumonia: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy – designated as DRG 89 (90) Respiratory infections and inflammations – designated as DRG 79 (80)
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of delirium
In contrast elderly patients with pneumonia who failed to develop a fever had a 29% mortality rate compared to the 4% who developed a febrile event (Jefferies, Weatherall, Young, Eyers, & Beasley, 2012; Launey et al., 2011).
[DOC File]A Minute for the Medical Staff - Kaleida Health
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Identifying and treating the underlying causes of the patient’s delirium. Possible causes. ... check for pneumonia. Check cannula sites for infections. Look at wounds and check for pressure injuries. ... Falls are a major cause of morbidity and disability to elderly patients. Fear of falling can be disabling and greatly affect the patient’s ...
[DOC File]Respiratory MCQ’s
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Williams E, Girdwood J, Janus E, Karunajeewa H. CORB is the best pneumonia severity score for elderly hospitalised patients with suspected pneumonia. Intern Med J . 2014;44(6):613-615.
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