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  2. It's Cold & Flu Season: Here's How to Tell if Your Senior ...

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    Treatment for seniors with pneumonia If a senior is unable to care for themselves or has an underlying disease, doctors recommend seniors with pneumonia be treated in a hospital.

  3. Aspiration pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Aspiration pneumonia is typically diagnosed by a combination of clinical circumstances (people with risk factors for aspiration) and radiologic findings (an infiltrate in the proper location). [1] A chest x-ray is typically performed in cases where any pneumonia is suspected, including aspiration pneumonia. [18]

  4. Pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Pneumonia fills the lung's alveoli with fluid, hindering oxygenation. The alveolus on the left is normal, whereas the one on the right is full of fluid from pneumonia. Pneumonia frequently starts as an upper respiratory tract infection that moves into the lower respiratory tract. [54] It is a type of pneumonitis (lung inflammation). [55]

  5. Community-acquired pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to pneumonia (any of several lung diseases) contracted by a person outside of the healthcare system. In contrast, hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is seen in patients who have recently visited a hospital or who live in long-term care facilities.

  6. WellPoint Urges Seniors to Get Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines - AOL

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    WellPoint Urges Seniors to Get Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines For older adults, the seasonal flu can be very serious, even deadly INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The seasonal flu can be serious for ...

  7. Respiratory sounds - Wikipedia

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    Respiratory sounds, also known as lung sounds or breath sounds, are the specific sounds generated by the movement of air through the respiratory system. [1] These may be easily audible or identified through auscultation of the respiratory system through the lung fields with a stethoscope as well as from the spectral characteristics of lung sounds. [2]

  8. Bacterial pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Antibiotics are the treatment of choice for bacterial pneumonia, with ventilation (oxygen supplement) as supportive therapy. The antibiotic choice depends on the nature of the pneumonia, the microorganisms most commonly causing pneumonia in the geographical region, and the immune status and underlying health of the individual.

  9. CDC panel recommends RSV vaccines for adults ages 65 and up - AOL

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    Adults over 65 should get one of the new RSV vaccines, CDC advisors decided. The CDC director must still recommend the shots before doses can be administered.

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