Pneumonia, Mycoplasma: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Tags: Emergency, Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Mycoplasma Pneumonia, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Disease and Condition, Emergency Medicine
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Mycoplasma pneumonia can occur at any time of the year, but typically late in the summer or fall. Learn symptoms. http://bit.ly/9dQsLR
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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
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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
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An estimated 60,000 pleural infections are diagnosed annually in the United States, including lung abscess & empyema. http://bit.ly/9QPiVa
Pneumonia, Aspiration: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Aspiration is defined as the inhalation of either oropharyngeal or gastric contents into the lower airways. Inhalation of these contents can lead to aspiration pneumonia and aspiration pneumonitis. Although these two entities are managed differently, they ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Aspiration pneumonitis is a type of damage to the airways caused by acute regurgitation of gastric contents. http://bit.ly/dvQ9Yc
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
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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
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Approximately 150 million new cases of pneumonia occur annually among children younger than 5 years worldwide. http://bit.ly/9eQNE6
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Macrolide-resistant M pneumoniae has emerged in adult community-acquired pneumonia and pediatric pneumonia. http://bit.ly/cZ02b0
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