Case 3 Presentation A 56-year-old widow, housewife from Kolkata, Mrs. EB, presented to our O.P.D on 09.10.2008 with complaints of cough for one and a half years. [lungindia.com]

EBM can present as a secondary bacterial infection that may alter the clinical and radiological presentation, thereby delaying the diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis. [rc.rcjournal.com]

The presentation of lobar pneumonia depends on the severity of the disease, host factors and the presence of complications. [radiopaedia.org]

Aspirin Use and Respiratory Morbidity in COPD Aspirin Use and Respiratory Morbidity in COPDA Propensity Score-Matched Analysis in Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD StudyPart of this article has been presented at the 2018 ATS International [hkresp.com]

Recurrent pneumonia is 2 or more separate episodes of new lower respiratory tract and lung tissue infection presenting with new fever, new leukocytosis, and new purulent phlegm. [consultant360.com]

• Hodgkin Lymphoma

  lymphoma QUANTIFERON TB GOLD -whole blood testing looking for interferon gamma -advantages: quick test, just blood draw, not affected by vaccine, develops in the course of TB treatment with inappropriate dosing or incomplete dosing. [quizlet.com]

• Cough

  One case showed asthma; both, vasomotor rhinitis and cough. 6. Case I showed intervals of recurrence varying from ten months to ten years. 7. Case II showed cough of twenty years standing. 8. [link.springer.com]

  SSX: sx of pneumonia: fever, cough, fatigue, SOB, chest pain, bad breath -in severe cases may become dehydrated or cough up bloody sputum and have very high fever then slip into coma free air or gas in the pleural cavity entering through perforation [quizlet.com]

  In this case, it presents as chronic cough with recurrent pneumonia. Bronchoscopy is recommended as initial management for diagnosis and possible treatment. 2. [hindawi.com]

  This can lead to symptoms of pneumonia, which include cough or productive cough with mucus, chest pain, fever or chills, fatigue, aches, and trouble breathing. [wisegeek.com]

  While pneumonia causes a high fever and cough that produces mucus, walking pneumonia involves a very low fever and a dry cough. Walking pneumonia and pneumonia are both the result of an infection of the respiratory tract. [healthline.com]

• Sputum Production

  Home | CCC | Progressive Pneumonia Nonresolving or Progressive Pneumonia OVERVIEW Treatment failure in pneumonia is, despite antimicrobial therapy: failure to normalize the clinical features (eg, fever, cough, sputum production), or nonresolving image [litfl.com]

  Study protocol Detailed demographic and clinical parameters including age, sex, smoking history, clinical symptoms with duration (cough, fever more than 100°F, sputum production, hemoptysis, chest pain, breathlessness) and clinical signs (pallor, cyanosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Persistent Cough

  Endobronchial foreign body is one of the suspected causes of persistent obstructive pneumonia [4]. Signs and symptoms are nonspecific which include cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, and/or hemoptysis [2]. [hindawi.com]

  Initial symptoms of lung cancer may include one or more of the following: Persistent cough. Coughing up blood or bloodstained phlegm (sputum). Chest and/or shoulder pains. Tiredness and loss of energy. Weight loss. [patient.info]

  Older adolescents infected with pertussis present with a paroxysmal cough, which persists for more than 3 weeks and may last up to 3 months, unlike the whooping cough of younger children. [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Forgetful

  It is a very dangerous pitfall to treat and forget about patients with acute pneumonia once antibiotics have been initiated. [consultant360.com]

[…] acute pulmonary: crackles or wheezes, pericardial friction rub, erythema multiforme or nodosum 2. chronic pulmonary: crackles and wheezes 3. chronic progressive disseminated histoplasmosis: mouth ulcers, eyes may have vision loss, hepatosplenomegaly WORKUP [quizlet.com]

A recent guideline has made recommendations regarding the minimal diagnostic workup when a resident has a suspected case of pneumonia. [academic.oup.com]

These patients merit special mention because they require a more extensive workup by a specialist. One useful way to categorize these patients is based on radiographic findings with and without symptoms. [emedicine.medscape.com]

• Pulmonary Infiltrate

  B-Symptoms and pulmonary infiltrate were improved immediately by a therapy with steroids. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Peripheral eosinophilia and pulmonary infiltrates are common manifestations of both acute and chronic pneumonia. [mdmag.com]

  […] sequestration, bronchial stenosis, or bronchiectasis 2 Persistent radiologic findings No clinical findings Anatomic abnormality (eg, sequestration, fibrosis, pleural lesion) 3 Recurrent pulmonary infiltrates with interval radiologic clearing No clinical [emedicine.medscape.com]

treatment of CAP, along with specific patient characteristics, can portend complications from continuing pneumonia despite appropriate antibiotic treatment, including parapneumonic effusions, empyema, and lung abscess, leading to unresolved acute pneumonia [consultant360.com]

Treatment New agents for treatment of nosocomial pneumonia include linezolid and tigecycline. The latter is effective 327 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. [docs11.minhateca.com.br]

This collaboration ensures comprehensive diagnosis and targeted treatment for patients. [brighamandwomens.org]

What are the treatment options for lung cancer? Treatment options which may be considered include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. [patient.info]

[…] high fever, tachycardia or bradycardia, bronchial breath sounds, dullness to percussion, pallor -Work up: CXR, CMP, CBC, CT, bronchoscopy -prognosis: normal resolution of sx vary but most people see improvements in 3-5 days of treatment, if unresolved [quizlet.com]

Treatment and prognosis Radiological follow-up of lobar pneumonia is often recommended - one study found ~5% of initially suspected community-acquired pneumonia were re-diagnosed with malignant or important benign pulmonary pathology on follow-up chest [radiopaedia.org]

Causes, symptoms, treatment, preventive measures, and prognosis differ depending on whether the infection is bacterial, mycobacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic; whether it is acquired in the community or hospital; whether it occurs in a patient treated [msdmanuals.com]

Pleural Effusion Prognosis Since a pleural effusion is a symptom of another disease, the prognosis depends upon the underlying illness. Pleural effusions are never normal. [emedicinehealth.com]

What is the outlook (prognosis)? The outlook is best in those who are diagnosed when the cancer is still small and has not spread. Surgical removal of a tumour in an early stage may then give a good chance of cure. [patient.info]

Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. [icd10coded.com]

In this study, finally a specific etiology could be found in 59 out of 60 cases (98.3%), and in one case, no etiology could be established even after thorough investigations [Table 5]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Non-neoplastic causes (e.g., pulmonary vasculitis, hypersensitivity pneumonia, etc.) should be considered when specific features are present (e.g., hematuria, appropriate epidemiologic exposures). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ASPERGILLOSIS Epidemiology Aspergillus sp. are ubiquitous fungi that commonly occur in soil, water, and decaying vegetation. [cdc.gov]

Epidemiology and predictors of multidrug-resistant community-acquired and health care-associated pneumonia. [scielo.br]

[…] third-generation cephalosporin (ceftriaxone), plus azithromycin or levofloxacin, with or without vancomycin (if methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection is suspected), but the selection of empiric antibiotic treatment should always conform to the epidemiology [consultant360.com]

Never-smokers with lung cancer: epidemiologic evidence of a distinct disease entity. J Clin Oncol. 2006; 24:2245-2251. 11. Ringer G, Smith JM, Engel AM, et al. [mdmag.com]

Amongst pathophysiological causes, tachypnea can be a symptom of sepsis, compensation for diabetic ketoacidosis or other metabolic acidosis, pneumonia, pleural effusion, carbon monoxide poisoning, pulmonary embolism, asthma, COPD, laryngospasm, allergic [en.wikipedia.org]

The most frequent reason for failure to respond to treatment in CAP is the progression of pathophysiologic changes despite appropriate antibiotic treatment. 6 When a patient is failing to recover in the expected time period from the original acute pneumonia [consultant360.com]

Preventing pneumonia is always better than treating it. Vaccines are available to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia and the flu. Other preventive measures include washing your hands frequently and not smoking. [icdlist.com]

Prevention and Control Measures Prevention of Legionnaires Disease in Hospitals with No Identified Cases (Primary Prevention) Prevention strategies in health-care facilities in which no cases of nosocomial legionellosis have been identified have differed [cdc.gov]

Pneumococcal and influenza vaccination have been the primary prevention measures. However, additional methods to prevent NHAP should be evaluated, including improving the oral hygiene of residents and instituting pharmacological interventions. [academic.oup.com]

Pleural Effusion Prevention Pleural effusions are caused by a variety of conditions and illnesses. Preventing the underlying cause will decrease the potential of developing an effusion. [emedicinehealth.com]

25% Others 02 2.5% This study stresses the importance of systematic approach to all unresolved pneumonias with proper invasive, sonological, microbiological investigations at appropriate time to arrive at a diagnosis and for a corrective treatment to prevent [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]