How Do You Treat Pneumonia
Health Encyclopedia: Pneumonia Causes
Causes
Bacteria are the most common cause of pneumonia. However, pneumonia can also be caused by viruses, fungi, and other agents. It is often impossible to identify the specific culprit.
Many bacteria are grouped into one of two large categories by the laboratory procedure used to look at them under a microscope. The procedure is known as Gram staining. Bacteria are stained with special dyes, then washed in a special solution. The color of the bacteria after washing determines if they are gram-ne...
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Health Guide
Pneumonia: Prognosis
PrognosisMore than a million people are hospitalized each year for pneumonia, making it the third most frequent reason for hospitalizations (births are first and heart disease is second). Although... Read more »Pneumonia: Medications
Dozens of antibiotics are available that can treat most cases of pneumonia in or out of the hospital, but it is sometimes difficult for the physician to select the best drug. Patients with... Read more »Pneumonia: Diagnosis
Diagnostic Difficulties in Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). It is important to determine if the cause of CAP is bacteria, atypical bacteria, or a virus, since they all require different... Read more »Pneumonia: Treatment
TreatmentPatients with pneumonia are generally treated with:AntibioticsRespiratory support with oxygen, if neededCategorizing Severity and Determining the Need for HospitalizationUp to 10% of all... Read more »Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Risk Factors
...that contribute to heart disease and peripheral artery disease.The primary suspect has been Chlamydia pneumoniae, a non-bacterial organism that causes mild pneumonia in young adults. In one study,... Read more »Images
Medications
...also used to prevent and treat a certain type of pneumonia (pneumocystis-type). This medication... Read more »
...lung problems, lung infections (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia), skin reactions, diarrhea, and... Read more »
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