Question 1

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

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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 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 4

my 5 year old has severe pneumonia. when should i go to a hospital? the medicine that our pediatrician has prescribed doesn't seem to be working, and my son seems to be getting worse. at what point in the symptoms should i take him to the hospital?

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Please : Please do not hesitate to go back to your child's doctor or if it's after hours please go to your local emergency department if your son seems worse to you. Signs that he is getting worse include fever that is not going down after tylenol (acetaminophen) or ibuprofen, severe coughing, difficulty breathing. Trust your instincts, if he looks worse to you then go with your gut and have him evaluated immediately.

Question 5

chance of grandfather surviving pneumonia? he is almost 88. he was just in the hospital for a uti and he went back in after a seizure = new medicine.

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QOL: Question would be how otherwise healthy is your grandfather. Why the seizure? History of seizures? Probably better if history of seizures, since people with history of seizures tend to have them when they are sick. Also better if had a seizure secondary to an antibiotic lowering threshold for seizures...Meropenem, etc. On ventilator?

Question 6

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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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 7

what do you know about mrsa and hospital acquired infections?

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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 8

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.

Question 9

hi  my lupus has been in remission for 5 years but after a recent op i got hospital acquired mrsa in my wound and from then on my lupus has flared up?

Accepted Answer

Stress related: Lupus or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) symptoms can vary from person to person.  Anytime the body goes through a surgery-especially one with postop infection- significant stress is incurred.  This stress can weaken the bodies normal ability to function properly. Please communicate your symptoms to your doctor and follow up.

Question 10

acute bronchitis and early pneumonia don't feel any better just left the hospital 3 hours ago?

Accepted Answer

See details: Then you should call your doctor and discuss this issue with him/her. You have not probably enough information to be able to offer any other advice.

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

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

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

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My 5 year old has severe pneumonia. when should i go to a hospital? the medicine that our pediatrician has prescribed doesn't seem to be working, and my son seems to be getting worse. at what point in the symptoms should i take him to the hospital?

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Chance of grandfather surviving pneumonia? he is almost 88. he was just in the hospital for a uti and he went back in after a seizure = new medicine.

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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 do you know about mrsa and hospital acquired infections?

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

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Hi my lupus has been in remission for 5 years but after a recent op i got hospital acquired mrsa in my wound and from then on my lupus has flared up?

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Acute bronchitis and early pneumonia don't feel any better just left the hospital 3 hours ago?

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