What's the difference between bacterial pneumonia and a bacterial infection of the lungs?

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What's the difference between bacterial pneumonia and a bacterial infection of the lungs? I need to know asap, any help would be amazing.
if the effects are the same, not much. they will kill you if left untreated.  (+ info)

When a person is taken off a ventilator, what happens next?

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My friend's mom is in the hospital and has been since June. She has a staph infection in her blood, has had two heart attacks and a massive stroke since her admission. Her son who has Power of Attorney has had her on and off a ventilator for the last month thinking she would get better. Her mental state has been reduced to almost nothing. She was taken off the ventilator on 9/20 so does anyone have any insight as to how much longer she will be with us? I don't want her to die but I don't want her to suffer either. She is 65 years old.
My problem is that I live 550 miles away from my friend and her family. I told my husband I am going to the funeral but being away from them is hard. I've been a part of their family for over 30 years. My friend lost her dad less than a year ago and just had a miscarriage last Friday...it was twins. Thank you for all of your kind words of support. This just really sucks!
One last word, my friend's mom was given two weeks a week ago.
I've seem people live a long time off the ventilator. Normally the person quits breathing when it is turned off but you never now for sure. ....  (+ info)

how is hypertension related to pneumonia? and can be fatigue a cause of pneumonia?

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i am a nursing student in third level and i am doing my defense in my case presentation on Tuesday.
my patient is a 68 yrs. old female, and household personnel.
she has pneumonia with a medical family history of hypertension.
she is non-smoker and non-drinker person.
thanks for those who can help me and God bless.
all i know is that fatigue can cause pretty much anything bc its when your body uis weak, and harmful things can take over.  (+ info)

What are the chances of dying with an pneumonia?

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I am 11 years old and i have pneumonia. What are the chances of dying?
almost non-existent, go to bed, take your meds  (+ info)

What's the difference between viral and bacterial pneumonia?

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I can't believe I'm this old and still can't seem to get this right. My mother-in-law (she's 80 and lives with us) is in the hospital with pneumonia, apparently developing it rather quickly. She has had several trips to the ER about her back (sciatica) recently, and someone said she could have gotten it there.

What I can't seem to get through my head is which one is contagious ... it's viral, right? I don't know which one she has yet (hubby finding out now), but if it's viral then my next question is going to be what should I do to protect my kids and me, who are home with her all day lol.
The most common way you catch pneumonia bacterial or viral is to breathe infected air droplets from someone who has pneumonia. Another cause is an improperly cleaned air conditioner. Yet another source of infection in your lungs is spread by an infection from somewhere else in your body, such as your kidney. Your risk of catching pneumonia is determined by the specific bacteria, virus, or fungus, the number of organisms you inhale, and your body's ability to fight infections.

Germs are spread both by aerosolized droplets that you breathe in (such as from a sneeze), and through body fluids left on surfaces like counter tops and door handles. If you avoid people who are coughing or sneezing, and wash your hands frequently, you can reduce your chances of catching a virus.

I would suggest keeping everything sprayed with a antibacterial agent of some sort, but make sure it does not hurt your mother-in-law. Cleaning everything with Pine Sol, strict hand washing, and make sure your mother in law covers her mouth when coughing or sneezing. You could also buy face masks and gloves for you and your children until she is no longer contagious. I would ask the doctor also how long your mother in law will be contagious

Hope this helps.  (+ info)

What are some tips to help survive cancer and pneumonia?

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My girlfriend as had pneumonia for 4 months now and it is serious. She was recently diagnosed with cancer (I expect lung cancer). She is 18 and she does not eat but she does try and drink a lot as well as have a drip and she sleeps a lot now. She will fight anything to get better and she won't give up fighting it for a second.

Please would anyone help us or give us any tips to help my girlfriend get better. Any piece of information could potentially help save her life so please do not hesitate anything.
Yes main tip stay away from doctors and traditional treatments which will eventually kill her.
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Good luck.  (+ info)

What are the chances of surviving with cancer and pneumonia?

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My girlfriend was diagnoised with pneumonia about 4 months ago and it as only got worse. She was recently diagnosed with cancer. She is only 18 but she does not eat. Please would anyone guide me to the answers I need?
i would get the docotor to answer this as anyone could give you false hope and that would prob make u feel worse im shure the docs would be able to answer this for u or u could always google it good luck  (+ info)

What are the difference between the flu and walking pneumonia?

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I've been in sick since Thursday. I have a sore throat, fever, runny nose, and coughing. Its now tuesday and i'm not feeling much better. My fever has gone off and on but now my back is sore, i'm very weak and i get chills every now and again. I'm afraid this is turning into walking pneumonia.
Walking pneumonia is in your lungs and much more severe than what you have. You have not recovered from the flu yet.  (+ info)

How long will it take to recover fully from pneumonia?

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I was in the hospital for about a week with pneumonia. I asperated into my right lung, and it was almost completely full. I am a soccer player, so i need to be able to run for long periods of time without losing my stamina. I was wondering about how long it will be untill i can breathe normally again?!
usually after seven to fourteen days and initially take five day course of antibiotic and do physiotherapy.and after words start physical exercises. ideally you should be fit within a month.  (+ info)

How can someone in a coma get pneumonia?

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My family has a friend, who tried to kill himself this past saturday. He overdosed on pills. He was unconscious that night, and had to put him on Life Support. He has been in a coma since then but on Monday, they took him off it, with him surviving 24 breathes a minute. They discovered later on that he has pneumonia. I was wondering, out of all of this, how could he have got pneumonia?
I'm sorry. He could have aspirated when he was unconscious on Saturday or later. Sometimes people take pills that make them unconscious, but they vomit and it goes from the esophagus (food tube) into the mouth and down the trachea (wind pipe) because they have no gag reflex because of the medications. Sometimes this happens even with saliva. If he was on a ventilator, he still could have aspirated (inhaled into his lungs) either vomit or saliva because even though the tube in the trachea has a balloon that is blown up to prevent this and to deliver oxygen without it leaking out through his mouth, liquid can still get around it. People on ventilators are heavily sedated and have no gag reflex. Also, pneumonia takes a day or two to show up on a chest xray and develop after this happens, because the chemical reaction or bacteria take a while to grow. It is no one's fault and happens. Also, people in his condition, aren't able to cough and clear their secretions like you or I do on a regular basis, so secretions settle and set him up for an infection. Unfortunately there are nosocomial (hospital aquired) infections in the hospital that can be passed from patient to patient which is less likely, however you or I being healthy, would not be likely to develope a pneumonia from it. This is less likely. Thankfully it is usually able to be treated. Take care.  (+ info)

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