Health knowledge made personal
Please enter a search word or phrase.
The search word cannot have more than 100 characteres.
Heart Pneumonia - Articles
Peds Pneumonia VS. Adult Pneumonia
by
Respiratory Therapist
Posted
Sat 28 Mar 2009 3:05pm
1 Comment
We are not in a time of year where there seems to be a larger than usual amount of Pneumonia cases coming into my hospital. There are many different types of pneumonia out... Respiratory Syndrome(SARS)
If you want more information on the different types of pneumonia just go look it up, many sites are out there with this information.
Now if you
Read on »
Pneumonia and the Shot
by
catattack
Posted
Fri 19 Jun 2009 10:13pm
Medical Association Journal of people at high coronary risk found that those who had gotten the pneumonia vaccine at least a year earlier were less likely to have a heart attack than those who had not. Pneumonia can trigger a heart attack, and apparently the vaccine can reduce the risk of both occurring. The researchers also suggested that younger
Read on »
Ack! Pneumonia!
by
Moshura's Sister
Posted
Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:13pm
it. See below for health information on Pneumonia.
The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute has some key points on Pneumonia:
Pneumonia is an infection in one or both of your lungs. Many small germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, can cause pneumonia.
The infection causes your lungs’ air sacs, called alveoli, to become inflamed. The air
Read on »
ICAAC-IDSA: Pneumonia Linked to ...
by
Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Sat 01 Nov 2008 7:51pm
Grayson, M.D., of the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, who was not part of the study.
"If you've got someone with pneumonia, check that they haven't had a silent heart... was one of two presented here that looked at the issue of heart outcomes in the context of community-acquired pneumonia.
In the other, researchers at the University of Louisville
Read on »
Pneumonia in children
by
William R.
Posted
Fri 29 Jan 2010 1:20pm
, the relief of the lung inflammation occurs in 8-10 days.
...
The effectiveness of treatment and options of initial therapy of community-acquired pneumonia in children
The optimum effect of the treatment
An effective antibiotic
Read on »
Complications of Pneumonia
by
Cheri Fraker
Posted
Tue 02 Mar 2010 12:00am
pneumonia with an increased risk of acute heart problems, such as heart attack or abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia).
Kidney complications and electrolyte imbalances are common...
Abscess. An abscess in the lung is a thick-walled, pus-filled cavity that forms when infection has destroyed lung tissue. It is more commonly seen with aspiration pneumonia
Read on »
Pneumonia
by
Cheri Fraker
Posted
Sat 27 Feb 2010 12:00am
Hi All.
I have been sick the entire month of February. Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with pneumonia. This has been quite an experience and one I do not wish to repeat ever again. Next week, I am off to a pulmonologist and when I recover, I will take the pneumonia vaccine and start focusing on improving my respiratory function. My chest CT
Read on »
Scientists Identify Novel Role for Lipids in Pneumonia
by
nih.gov
Posted
Mon 18 Oct 2010 12:01pm
A study of mouse and human lung fluid revealed a fatty molecule that may play an unexpected role in the breathing difficulties of pneumonia. The finding could open the door to entirely new approaches for treating this sometimes-deadly condition.
Pneumonia is a serious lung disease and a leading cause
Read on »
Pneumonia - Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
by
Karen Bastille
Posted
Wed 01 Dec 2010 2:20pm
Information provided by the American Lung Association
The most common symptoms of pneumonia are:
Cough (with some pneumonias you may cough up..., and fatigue
Confusion, especially in older people
In bacterial pneumonia, your temperature may rise as high as 105 degrees F. The pneumonia causes profuse sweating, and rapidly
Read on »
