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Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia


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Alternate Names : Nosocomial Pneumonia

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Diagnosis & Tests

A physical examination reveals respiratory distress and crackles or decreased breath sounds when listening to the chest with a stethoscope.

Tests performed may include:

chest X-ray or CT scan
sputum Gram stain
sputum culture to determine causative organism
blood cultures
CBC (complete blood cell count)
arterial blood gases

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• Symptoms & Signs
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• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Diseases & Conditions

• Alcoholism
• Immunodeficiency Disorders
• Pneumonia

Tests & Exams

• CBC
• Chest X-Ray
• Routine Sputum Culture

Other Topics

• Acute
• Appetite - Decreased
• Aspiration
• Chest Pain
• Cough
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Headache
• Joint Pain
• Malaise
• Muscle Aches
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Physical Examination
• Respiratory
• Sweating - Excessive

Review Date : 2/27/2002
Reviewed By : Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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