PNEUMONIAJuly Darius

Computer Skills for the Information Age

April 13, 2015

What is pneumonia?

Pneumonia is a viral or bacterial infection that affects the air sac of the lungs.

What causes Pneumonia?

Bacteria Infections Fungi Viruses Aspiration

Two Types of pneumonia

Hospital acquired pneumonia

Community acquired pneumonia

Who are affected by Community pneumonia

Children Adults over the age of 65 and up People who have a compromise immune

system People with heart failure, asthmas, COPD

and diabetes

Who are affected by Hospital acquired pneumonia

Intensive Care unit patients Patients who are using mechanical

ventilators

Risk factor of pneumonia

COMMUNITY ACQUIRED HOSPITAL ACQUIRED

COPD Dementia Stoke Brain Injury Cigarettes smoking Respiratory tract

obstruction

Trauma Surgery Chronic Dialysis Wound care Prolong mechanical

ventilation

TREATMENT Antibiotic for bacterial pneumonia

Breathing therapy

Cough medicine

Lifestyles changes

CONCLUSIONo Pneumonia can be obtained from viruses and

bacterial infectionso Pneumonia can affect infants, elderly's and

anyone who has a compromise immune systemo Pneumonia are acquired from long-term hospital

visit, healthcare workers, ICU mechanical ventilators and from the community.