Pneumonia Assessment
- Older Adult
- Immunocompromised
- Long Term Care
- Shortness of Breath (SOB)
- Hypoxemia
- Cough and Sputum Production
- Wheezing or Crackles
- Fever
- Pleuritic Pain
- Chest X-ray
Pneumonia Intervention
- Humidified Oxygen
- Deep Breathing Exercises
- Position of Comfort
- Increase Fluid Intake
- Manage Fever
- Antibiotics
- Mucolytics
- Expectorants
- Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Sepsis
- Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF)
- Prevention Education
Common Causes of Pneumonia: Adults (18 - 40 Years Old)
- Mycoplasma
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Chlamydia pneumoniae
Common Causes of Pneumonia: Children (4 Weeks - 18 Years)
- Runts May Cough Chunky Sputum
- RSV (Viruses)
- Mycoplasma
- Chlamydia pneumoniae
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
Common Causes of Pneumonia: Elderly (65+ Years Old)
- Influenza Virus
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Anaerobes
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Gram-Negative Rods
Common Causes of Pneumonia: Middle-Aged Adults (40 - 65 Years Old)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Mycoplasma
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Anaerobes
- Viruses
Common Causes of Pneumonia: Neonates (< 4 Weeks Old)
- Group B Streptococci
- E. coli