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pneumococci organism, lungs, pneumonia, white nail syndrome, pneumococcal pneumonia, respiratory system, pneumonitis, bronchopneumonia, community-acquired pneumonia, pneumonia, inflammation, the lungs, an infection, many different organisms, cause it, bacteria, viruses, fungi, pneumonia, common illness, millions of people each year, pneumonia, range from mild to severe, fatal, severity depends on the type of organism causing pneumonia, underlying health, bacterial pneumonias tend to be the most serious, in adults, most common cause, streptococcus pneumoniae, pneumococcus, respiratory viruses, the most common causes, pneumonia in young children, peaking between the ages of 2, by school age, bacterium mycoplasma pneumoniae becomes more common, people, particularly the elderly, debilitated, bacterial pneumonia, follow influenza, a common cold, contract pneumonia staying, hospital, tends to be more serious, the patient's immune system, impaired due, condition that initially required treatment, greater possibility of infection, bacteria, resistant to antibiotics, aspiration pneumonia, atypical pneumonia, cmv pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia, legionella pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pneumonia in immunocompromised host, viral pneumonia, walking pneumonia, main symptoms of pneumonia, cough, greenish, yellow mucus, bloody sputum happens on occasion, fever, shaking chills, sharp, stabbing chest pain worsened by deep breathing, coughing, shallow breathing, shortness of breath, additional symptoms, headache, excessive sweating, clammy skin, loss of appetite, excessive fatigue, confusion in older people, have pneumonia, working hard to breathe, breathing fast, crackles, heard, listening to chest, a stethoscope, abnormal breathing sounds, heard, the stethoscope, via percussion, tapping on chest wall, following tests, signs of pneumonia, chest x-ray, gram's stain, culture of sputum to look, the organism causing symptoms, cbc to check white blood cell count, suggests bacterial infection, arterial blood gases to check how well, oxygenating blood, thoracic ct, pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan, pleural fluid culture, fluid, in the space surrounding the lungs, cause is bacterial, goal, cure the infection, antibiotics, cause is viral, antibiotics, not be effective, cases it is difficult to distinguish between viral, bacterial pneumonia, antibiotics, treated at home, antibiotics, have an underlying chronic disease, severe symptoms, low oxygen levels, likely, require hospitalization, intravenous antibiotics, oxygen therapy, infants, elderly, more commonly admitted, treatment of pneumonia, take these steps at home, drink plenty of fluids to help loosen secretions, bring up phlegm, get lots of rest, have someone else, household chores, control fever, aspirin, acetaminophen, not give aspirin to children, hospital, respiratory treatments to remove secretions necessary, steroid medications, reduce wheezing, there, underlying lung disease, most patients, improve, two weeks, elderly, debilitated patients who fail, treatment, die from respiratory failure, empyemae, lung abcesses, infrequent, serious, complications of pneumonia, occur, pockets of pus form around, inside the lung, require surgical drainage, have worsening respiratory symptoms, have shortness of breath, shaking chills, persistent fevers, breathing is rapid, painful, cough up bloody, rust-colored mucus, have chest pain that worsens, cough, inhale, have night sweats, unexplained weight loss, weak immune system, hiv, chemotherapy, infants, pneumonia, not have a cough, call doctor, infant makes grunting noises, area below the rib cage is retracting breathing, wash hands frequently, after blowing nose, going, bathroom, diapering, eating, preparing foods, don't smoke, tobacco damages lung's ability to ward off infection, wear a mask, cleaning dusty, moldy areas, vaccines, prevent pneumonia in children, elderly, diabetes, asthma, emphysema, hiv, cancer, chronic conditions, pneumococcal vaccine, pneumovax, prevnar, prevents streptococcus pneumoniae, flu vaccine prevents pneumonia, infections, influenza viruses, must be given yearly to protect against new viral strains, hib vaccine prevents pneumonia in children from haemophilus influenzae type b, taking deep breaths, prevent pneumonia, in the hospital, recovering from surgery, a breathing device, given to to assist in deep breathing, have cancer, hiv, should talk to doctor, additional ways, prevent pneumonia, american lung association, pneumonia, lungusa.org/site/pp, asp?c=dvluk9o0e&b=35691, marx ja, hockberger rs, walls rm, eds, rosen's emergency medicine, concepts, clinical practice, 5th ed, mosby, cohen j, powderly wg, infectious diseases, new york, ny, elsevier, mandell, gl, bennett je, dolin r, eds, principles of infectious diseases, 5th ed, new york, ny, churchill livingstone, 2000.