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Pneumonia is an inflammatory lung condition affecting the alveoli, caused by infectious or noninfectious agents, with symptoms including fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Assessment findings include crackles, increased sputum, and low oxygen saturation, while diagnostics involve chest x-rays and sputum cultures. Nursing priorities focus on optimizing activity, ensuring airway clearance, and promoting gas exchange, with therapeutic management including oxygen administration and medication therapy such as antibiotics and bronchodilators.

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Pneumonia is an inflammatory lung condition affecting the alveoli, caused by infectious or noninfectious agents, with symptoms including fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Assessment findings include crackles, increased sputum, and low oxygen saturation, while diagnostics involve chest x-rays and sputum cultures. Nursing priorities focus on optimizing activity, ensuring airway clearance, and promoting gas exchange, with therapeutic management including oxygen administration and medication therapy such as antibiotics and bronchodilators.

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PNEUMONIA PATHOCHART

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Main symptoms of infectious


Pneumonia
Systemic:
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lungs - High fever Central:
primarily affecting the alveoli which may fill with fluid or - Chills - Headaches
- Loss of appetite
pus. It is either infectious (bacterial or viral) or Skin: - Mood swings
noninfectious (aspiration, community acquired, or - Clamminess
- Blueness
opportunistic). Vascular
- Low blood pressure
Lungs:
- Cough with
sputum or Heart:
ASSESSMENT FINDINGS phlegm - High heart rate
- Shortness
of breath
Febrile, crackles, wheezes, increased sputum - Pleuritic Gastric:
production, tachypnea, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, chest pain - Nausea
- Hemoptysis - Vomiting
low oxygen saturation, coughing
Muscular:
- Fatigue Joints:
DIAGNOSTICS - Aches - Pain

Chest x-ray
Pulse ox
CBC (white count, specifically)
ABG's
Sputum culture

NURSING PRIORITIES
Optimize activity tolerance
Ensure adequate airway clearance
Promote sufficient gas exchange

THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT

Administer oxygen Promote energy conservation


Position patient in High-Fowler's Promote nutrition
Coughing and deep breathing Obtain appropriate labs (blood cultures BEFORE
antibiotics initiated)
Administer meds

MEDICATION THERAPY
Antibiotics
Bronchodilators
Corticosteriods

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