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Disease Information for Pneumonia, bacterial (Clinical Manifestations)

Synonyms:

BACT PNEUMONIA, Bacterial Pneumonia, Bacterial pneumonia (disorder), Bacterial pneumonia unspecified, Bacterial Pneumonias, PNEUMONIA BACT, Pneumonia Bacterial, Pneumonia due to bacteria, Pneumonia due to bacteria (disorder), Pneumonias Bacterial

Pneumonia caused by various species of bacteria; Bacterial pneumonia commonly results from bronchogenic spread of infection following microaspiration of secretions; The largest category of this disease arises from community-acquired pneumonias; -------------------------------.Pneumonia/Community Acquired ; Bacterial Pneumonia; Cough productive of Purulent Sputum ; Sudden onset; Fever and Chills; Ill appearing patient; Pleuritic Chest Pain; Tachypnea ; Tachycardia ; Viral Pneumonia ; Non-productive cough; Gradual Onset with prodrome (malaise and Headache); Chest XRay more impressive than exam ; Onset in fall or winter; Wheezing more common in viral causes; Low grade temperature (<101.3 F); Mycoplasma pneumonia ; Constant, harsh, non-productive cough ; Wheezing may occur in Mycoplasma pneumonia ; Fever typically lasts longer than 3 days ; More common in age over 3 years ;Sputum Examination ; Sputum Gram Stain ; Sputum Culture ; Efficacy of Sputum exam ; Sputum has low diagnostic yield in CAP ;Not recommended in community acquired pneumonia <br>

Indications for other lab work; Moderate or severe community acquired pneumonia; Patient with comorbid conditions; Efficacy of Labs ; No value in non-severe community acquired pneumonia ; Blood Culture not indicated unless severe disease ; Radiology ; Chest XRay ; Does not exclude pneumonia in severe illness ;Serial Chest XRays may be needed ; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ; Churg-Strauss Syndrome ; Congestive Heart Failure ; Inflammatory Lung Disease ; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis ; Interstitial pneumonitis ; Pulmonary Embolism ; Lung Cancer ; Sarcoidosis ; Wegener"s Granulomatosis ; Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia ; Bioterrorism Agents : Anthrax ; Plague ;Tularemia ; Q Fever ; Brucellosis ; Synergy and Comorbid : Comorbid neurologic disease : Renal disease ; Congestive Heart Failure ;Hypotension ; Tachypnea ;<br>

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