Pneumonia

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Medicine Flashcards on Pneumonia, created by Fatimah Waleed on 12/09/2018.
Fatimah Waleed
Flashcards by Fatimah Waleed, updated more than 1 year ago
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Definition Inflammation of the substance of the lungs "parenchyma"
Classification - in the community setting – community-acquired pneumonia in a person with no underlying immunosuppression or malignancy. - in a hospital or other institution such as a nursing home – hospital-acquired pneumonia - in a patient whose immune system is compromised, through either a genetic defect, immunosuppressive medication or acquired immunodeficiency such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
CAP Etiology Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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