Pneumonia, Aspiration: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Pneumonia, Aspiration: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 4:23 am By:
Aspiration pneumonitis is a type of damage to the airways caused by acute regurgitation of gastric contents. http://bit.ly/dvQ9Yc
Emergency Medicine Article | Pneumonia
mdlinx.com — “Usefulness of Quantitative Endotracheal Aspirate Cultures in Intensive Care Unit Patients with Suspected Pneumonia” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on June 29, 2011 at 10:36 am By:
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Usefulness of Quantitative Endotracheal Aspirate Cultures in Intensive Care Unit Patients with Suspected Pne... http://bit.ly/ltAwoJ #ER
Pneumonia, Immunocompromised: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pneumonia in the immunocompromised host involves infection and inflammation of the lower respiratory tract. Regardless of the reason for altered immune function, pneumonia carries a high mortality rate in immunocompromised patients.1Human immunodeficiency virusPatients with human ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Pneumonia carries a high mortality rate in immunocompromised patients. Learn why & how it might be treated. http://bit.ly/bO31ke
Pneumonia, Viral: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Viruses account for the largest proportion of childhood pneumonia; viruses decrease in frequency as the etiology of pneumonia in healthy adults, and once again become frequent causes of death and morbidity in persons older than 60 ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 4:34 am By:
Viral pneumonia can vary from a mild illness to a life-threatening disease with respiratory failure. Learn more. http://bit.ly/9Mf8km
Pneumonia, Empyema and Abscess: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: A lung abscess is a subacute infection in which an area of necrosis forms in the lung parenchyma. It usually is in a dependent section of the lung, more often involves the right lung than the ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 30, 2010 at 4:28 am By:
An estimated 60,000 pleural infections are diagnosed annually in the United States, including lung abscess & empyema. http://bit.ly/9QPiVa
Bacterial Pneumonia: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Medical information on bacterial pneumonia, including symptoms, causes, signs, treatment, medications, and more on Medscape from WebMD. Bacterial pneumonia is caused by a pathogenic infection of the lungs and may present as a primary disease process ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:40 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Bacterial pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. Learn the symptoms and statistics. http://bit.ly/cuh3lS
Pediatrics, Pneumonia: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections are the leading cause of death worldwide. Other respiratory tract diseases such as croup (laryngotracheobronchitis), bronchiolitis, and bronchitis are beyond the scope of this article and are not discussed ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:23 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Approximately 150 million new cases of pneumonia occur annually among children younger than 5 years worldwide. http://bit.ly/9eQNE6
Foreign Bodies, Trachea: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: BackgroundForeign body aspiration can result in a spectrum of presentations, from minimal symptoms, often unobserved, to respiratory compromise, failure, and even death. This article is not intended to distinguish in detail acute airway obstruction from foreign body ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 25, 2010 at 5:40 pm By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Learn who is most at risk for foreign bodies lodged in the trachea. http://bit.ly/aJRXMg
Pneumonia, Community-Acquired: eMedicine Infectious Diseases
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common infectious diseases addressed by clinicians. CAP is an important cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Pathophysiology CAP is usually acquired via inhalation or aspiration of pulmonary ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 16, 2010 at 9:17 pm By:
PPIs and histamine2 antagonists increase the risk of CAP. See the eMedicine article Pneumonia, Community-Acquired. http://bit.ly/9ZHVhI
Suprapubic Aspiration: eMedicine Clinical Procedures
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Suprapubic aspiration and catheterization is a procedure to obtain uncontaminated bladder urine.1 It is easy to perform in the emergency department and is associated with minimal complications. Huze and Beeson first published this practice in 1956 ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 16, 2010 at 6:53 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
In an effort to obtain uncontaminated bladder urine, suprapubic aspiration may be performed. How, and why, is this done?http://bit.ly/c7ANbF
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and, usually, the disease has a prolonged, gradual onset. M pneumoniae was first isolated in cattle with pleuropneumonia in 1898.In 1938, Reimann described the first cases ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 15, 2010 at 3:44 pm By:
Medscape Emergency Health Site
Macrolide-resistant M pneumoniae has emerged in adult community-acquired pneumonia and pediatric pneumonia. http://bit.ly/cZ02b0
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