Pneumonia

Photo: Robert H.Shmerling, MD

Pneumonia is the inflammatory process of the lung parenchyma caused by infectious agents such as viruses fungi bacteria 

CLASSIFICATION OF PNEUMONIA:

1:According to causes 

   * Bacterial pneumonia

    *Viral pneumonia

     *Fungal pneumonia

      *Chemical pneumonia 

       *Inhalational pneumonia

2.According to area involved:

      *Lobar pneumonia

      *Broncho pneumonia

PREDISPOSING FACTORS OF PNEUMONIA:

     *Advance age

     *Chronic lung disease

    *Alchoholism

    *Immunocompromised 

    *Difficult swallowing due to stroke dementia etc.

CLINICAL  MANIFESTATIONS OF PNEUMONIA:

   *Shaking chills

   *Rigors

   *Toxic look 

   *Stabbing chest pain

   *Coughing

    *Tachypnea 

    *Herpes labialis

    *Shortness of breath

    *Sputum 

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS:

  

*History taking

*Physical examination 

*Chest x rays 

*Blood tests

*sputum culture

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF PNEUMONIA:

*Oxygen therapy

*Chest physiotherapy

*Antibiotics depending on sputum culture and blood culture such as Piperacillin Ciprofloxacin Levofloxacin Tobramycin Amikacin Tazobactam