| In the US there are many cases of pneumonia, | | | | brands), or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Rufen). For |
| sometimes the situation of those hospitalized for | | | | severe pain we should have administered codeine. |
| pneumonia is not that severe, but safety is | | | | Aromatic oils containing oregano, thyme, and |
| applied in treating pacients so thaey are held | | | | rosewood are pleasant and may destroy S. |
| under observation in the hospital, although some | | | | Pneumoniae. In hospital the standard treatment is |
| of these cases may be treated efficiently at | | | | intravenous administration of antibiotics for five to |
| home. | | | | eight days or two to three days in uncomplicated |
| How to classify in order of severity | | | | cases. Most patients are stable after three days |
| Class 1 includes least risk factors so is least | | | | and can leave the hospital. Temperature, |
| severe, class 5 regarded as most severe. Patients | | | | respiration rate, heart rate, blood pressure, |
| in class one with severe symptoms need to be | | | | oxygenation, mental function should achieve |
| hospitalized those in class 5 are treated as | | | | normal limits before the patient is externed from |
| outpatients. In a simple physical examination | | | | the hospital and doctors monitor those functions |
| patients with low risk categories include the | | | | regularly. |
| symptoms: they are under age 50, have no | | | | Chest Therapy |
| major illnesses, no seroius symptoms . Those | | | | Chest therapy consists of spirometry and chest |
| who need to be hospitalized are: any infant under | | | | tapping to loosen the mucus and move it out of |
| a month, young adults with alcoholism or severe | | | | the lungs. The patient uses an incentive |
| psychiatric conditions, with abnormal heart | | | | spirometer at regular intervals, the spirometer is |
| rhythms, who are vomiting heavily. | | | | used to exhale through the tube and inhale as |
| Some other tests need to be done: laboratory | | | | strong as possible. This helps the patient to |
| test results, X-ray findings, demographics. Home | | | | exercise the lungs and to determine its lung |
| care is possible even in severe cases if the | | | | function. When the patient is coughing as deeply |
| caregivers give the chest therapy and antibiotics | | | | as possible he eliminates the sputum. |
| intravenous and if good support and home nursing | | | | Worldwide, pneumonia it's a leading cause of death |
| services are assured. | | | | in children, many of them younger than a year |
| Home Treatment | | | | old. Because the disease can be very serious, it's |
| Some of the patients may need only homecare. | | | | best to try to prevent infection(flu or cold) in the |
| Patients treated at home with oral antibiotics need | | | | first place. Signs and symptoms can vary greatly, |
| to drink plenty of liquids. Coughing has its role in | | | | sometimes it doesn't seem to be pneumonia and |
| clearing the lungs. Mild pain is treated with aspirin | | | | the treatment is not taken seroiusly. |
| (adults only), acetaminophen (Tylenol and other | | | | |