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Community-acquired pneumonia
A patient experiencing respiratory distress at home
CAP is pneumonia occurring in the community or within less than 48 hrs of hospital admission.
from pneumonia is brought to the hospital and upon
Health-care associated pneumonia (HCAP) occurs in a non-hospitalized patient with extensive
presentation requires intubation. How would the
health care contact. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) occurs 48 hrs or more after hospital
nurse classify this type of pneumonia?
admission. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of HAP that develops 48hrs or more after
intubation.
fatigue
fever
When a patient presents to the ED with pneumonia, dyspnea
which s/s would the nurse expect the patient to orthopnea
exhibit?
fever is present with the infection. Pt will exhibit dyspnea, preferring to be propped up or sitting up
due to orthopnea (SOB when reclining or supine). The patient is fatigued from the work of breathing.
Kenneth Bronson (Pneumonia)
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