Question 1

could you tell me what are all the test they do to check to see if you have hospital acquired pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

Multiple: Chest xray, culture of respiratory secretions, blood cultures.

Question 2

what's the general treatment for patients with hospital acquired pneumonia with risk of pseudomonas?

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Pseudomonas: This organism can be difficult to treat when causing pneumonia, but there are several antibiotics that may be quite effective when combined with intensive pulmonary care. The choice will depend upon the in vitro sensitivities of the strain isolated, or in the alternative on what strains in the hospital are showing in general. You need an infectious diseases expert involved.

Question 3

what is the name of the type of pneumonia caused by immobility in hospital?

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Hypostatic: Hypostatic pneumonia usually occurs when the patient is not mobile enough to expand the lung by deep breathing so that the atelectatic or collapsed lung segments can develop into pneumonia.

Question 4

what test do they run to see if you have a hospital acquired nosocomial pneumonia?

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Multiple: Chest xray, culture of respiratory secretions, blood cultures.

Question 5

72yr old green mucas in mornings, (no fever or pain) several days after hospital stay.  got pneumonia shot in hospital.  what could cause it?

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Infection...: You have infection in your respiratory tract....most probably in lungs .Need antibiotic and expectorant....Chest Xray. Blood count. Pneumonia shot only protects you from only one variety of bacteria...there are so many going around.

Question 6

while in the hospital last november for pneumonia/covid my blood became crumbly during a blood draw. it would pop into the syringe and each crumb didn't appear to have any moisture to it. what would cause this?

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: Blood does not become "crumbly'. You might have a perception of it when you saw it in the syringe. If there had been anything wrong your doc would have detected and treated it. So relax and dont worry you will be fine.

Question 7

my father is in hospital with pneumonia and sepsis. he has been diagnosed as having covid as well. today he started coughing up blood. he is in hospital but we cant reach his doctor. what is likely cause and is it serious ?

Accepted Answer

COVID 19:  Sepsis is quite serious. If you are 48, that means he may be 65 years old or over which places him in a higher risk group for more severe COVID 19 infections. I won't make any guesses about what caused this other than COVID 19 but this is serious. I hope you can get information soon. A hospital is where he can get the level of care he needs. Take care.

Question 8

could you tell me what are all the test they do to check to see if you have hospital acquired e coli?

Accepted Answer

Culture: E coli infection is diagnosed by culturing the relevant body fluid. It does not matter if the infection is hospital acquired or otherwise.

Question 9

what do you know about mrsa and hospital acquired infections?

Accepted Answer

Lots.: There are two types of MRSA (methicillin-resistant staph aureus) infections: hospital-acquired and community acquired. Both are serious, in that MRSA bacteria are resistant to many types of antibiotics, so treatment options are limited. They are also contagious. Don't fool around with MRSA - see a doctor right away.

Question 10

what steps to hospitals take to avoid patients getting hospital acquired infections?

Accepted Answer

Universal precaution: Up are to be followed in all hospitals to prevent the spread of infection.

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What test do they run to see if you have a hospital acquired nosocomial pneumonia?

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72yr old green mucas in mornings, (no fever or pain) several days after hospital stay. got pneumonia shot in hospital. what could cause it?

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While in the hospital last november for pneumonia/covid my blood became crumbly during a blood draw. it would pop into the syringe and each crumb didn't appear to have any moisture to it. what would cause this?

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My father is in hospital with pneumonia and sepsis. he has been diagnosed as having covid as well. today he started coughing up blood. he is in hospital but we cant reach his doctor. what is likely cause and is it serious ?

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Could you tell me what are all the test they do to check to see if you have hospital acquired e coli?

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What steps to hospitals take to avoid patients getting hospital acquired infections?

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