Nov 15, 2024 · Pneumonia : More than 3 million cases of pneumonia occur annually in the United States. Defined as an infection of the lung, pneumonia can be bacterial, viral, of fungal in origin. The infection ...

Apr 1, 1998 · Severe Pneumonia in the Elderly: Risks, Treatment, and Prevention. MedGenMed 1(3), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape Pulmonary Medicine eJournal 2(2), 1998]. Available at: https://www.medscape ...

Oct 15, 2019 · Updated guidelines on community-acquired pneumonia focus on reducing inappropriate use of antibiotics and emphasize the need for more research on diagnostics and therapeutics.

The pathophysiology of pneumonia secondary to PPIs has been hypothesized to be associated with increased gastric pH. The normal pH of stomach contents promotes a sterile environment. [ 19 ]

Mar 12, 2004 · Question. Some patients presenting with pneumonia have elevated creatine kinase (CK) levels. What is the pathophysiology behind this, and does this finding have any clinical relevance?

Aug 16, 2005 · Valdez R, Narayan KM, Geiss LS, Engelgau MM. Impact of diabetes mellitus on mortality associated with pneumonia and influenza among non-Hispanic black and white US adults. Am J Public Health. 1999 ...

Community-Acquired Pneumonia In a study of 1,812 patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), diarrhea was noted at presentation in 24%. Diarrhea occurred in 29% of younger patients, between ...

Apr 1, 1998 · Severe Pneumonia in the Elderly: Risks, Treatment, and Prevention. MedGenMed 1(3), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape Pulmonary Medicine eJournal 2(2), 1998]. Available at: https://www.medscape ...

Jan 6, 2003 · The pathophysiology of radiation pneumonitis is described as 2 distinct mechanisms. The first is classical radiation pneumonitis. Injury to capillary endothelial and epithelial cells of the lung ...

Pathophysiology of ACS . The pathophysiology of ACS in most patients involves atherosclerotic plaque rupture with superimposed thrombus development resulting in limitation or interruption of ...