nosocomio pneumonia is a type of pneumonia that originates and is acquired inside of
the hospital setting we created this video to cover the medical definition and provide
a brief overview of this topic so if you're ready let's get into it
pneumonia is an infection that causes inflammation in the lungs and results in fluid buildup
fever cough and difficulty breathing it's caused by a variety of different organisms including
viruses bacteria fungi and even parasites in some cases when this disease is contracted
inside of the hospital as previously mentioned it is referred to as nosocomio pneumonia
the other types of pneumonia include community acquired pneumonia ventilator
associated pneumonia and aspiration pneumonia the specific type of pneumonia is classified according
to how the patient acquires the disease for example community acquired pneumonia is when
the patient gets it outside of the hospital setting ventilator associated pneumonia
is when it's acquired while the patient is on the mechanical ventilator and aspiration ammonium is
acquired when a patient aspirates bacteria into the lungs usually from food saliva or stomach acid
but for this video we're specifically focusing on nosocomial pneumonia
for it to classify as this type the patient must acquire the infection more than 48 hours after
being admitted to the hospital this is how we can differentiate it from community acquired pneumonia
a pneumonia infection can vary from mild to severe depending on the patient signs and symptoms some
examples include a productive cough fever and chills tachypnea shortness of breath chest pain
diaphoresis fatigue and cyanosis being able to recognize the signs and symptoms is important
for the diagnosis treatment and patient outcome with that said in general ammonia is often more
severe because usually the patient is already sick enough to require hospital admission
in some cases these patients are more susceptible due to an already weakened immune system
nosocomia pneumonia is often spread to the patient by healthcare workers when they pass germs from
their hands clothes or instruments this can be avoided with proper hand washing ppe and
other safety measures now let's talk about the treatment pneumonia in general should be treated
on a case-by-case basis however some of the most common treatment methods include the following
antibiotic medications oxygen therapy bed rest airway clearance therapy hyperinflation therapy
and fluid management each patient may require different treatment modalities depending on their
signs and symptoms in severe cases intubation and mechanical ventilation may be indicated
but again for this video we just wanted to provide you with a brief overview of this topic
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