Fluid Pneumonia
Pneumonia, is when the lungs fill with fuild, and in turn
prevent oxygen from reaching the bloodstream. This is a medical
condition that can have result from severl diseases where the
tiny, air-filled saces in the lung, which are responsible for
absorbing oxygen from the air, are filled with fluid. Many
different types of pneumonia exist. The most commony types are
results of a bacterial infection of the lung. Several other
things can cause pneumonia, such as viruses, fungi, and
parasites. Another type of pneumonia occurs as a result of
chemical or physical irritation to the lungs.
A common sickness, pneumonia, occurs basically evenly among all
age groups. Caused by infection in most cases, pneumonia, will
often cause difficulty breathing, coughs, fevers, and chest
pains. Antibiotic Medication is normally used to treat pneumonia
when it has been caused by an infection.
Victims of pneumonia will often have a cough that produces
green/yellow sputum. This is one of the leading symptoms of pneumonia as well as a high
fever followed by shaking chills. Pneumonia is usually diagnosed
by health care providers observations on a patient's symptoms
and discoveries from various physical examinations. Pneumonia
diagnoses can be difficult for some people. This is especially
true for those who have other illnesses at the time of
examination. Often times physical examination by a health
provider may reveal low amount of oxygen in the blood, low blood
pressure, an increased respiratory rate, low body temperature, a
fast heart rate, or a fever.