Lipoid pneumonia is also called pneumonitis and it results from the aspiration of lipids, and is linked to the use of mineral oil as a laxative. Lipoid pneumonia remains relatively unfamiliar to clinicians and the disease probably goes under diagnosed. This purpose of this article is to increase physicians’ awareness of lipoid pneumonia, its diagnosis […]
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Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (Nosocomial Pneumonia)
Hospital-acquired pneumonia is also known as nosocomial pneumonia and it is a type of pneumonia that is acquired during or after hospitalization for treatment of another illness or procedure. The causes, microbiology, treatment and prognosis differ from those of community-acquired pneumonia. It is studied that up to 5% of patients who are admitted in a […]
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Fibro is Fibromyalgia Syndrome, also known as FMS or FM. Fibromyalgia is pronounced Fy – bro – my – al – gee – ah. Fibro is a chronic illness characterised by chronic widespread pain, hypersensitivity to pain (and other stimuli), chronic fatigue and sleep disturbances. Fibro is a type of chronic pain condition, but Fibro […]
Bronchial Pneumonia
Bronchial pneumonia happens when the pneumonia spreads to several patches in the lungs. Bronchial pneumonia is prevalent in infants, young children and aged adults and it is usually caused by Streptococcus pneumonia. Bronchial pneumonia also called as bronchopneumonia involves inflammation of the bronchial tubes due to infection. Bronchial pneumonia is not confined to a single […]
Viral Pneumonia
Viral pneumonia is a subset of atypical pneumonias, referred to as pneumonitides. In the beginning, if the bacterial pathogen were not identified by Gram staining procedure and if the pneumonia did not respond to the antibiotic treatment, they were referred to as atypical. Scientists have now developed number of rapid tests to determine the viral […]
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is very tricky to spot. It has symptoms that are very close to cold or flu, therefore you may not realize you have pneumonia. And also, signs and symptoms can differ greatly depending on the underlying conditions that you have and the type of organism causing the infection. Pneumonia affects the lungs and causes […]