Pneumonia

Overview

Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs.

Symptoms

• •Fever
• •Cough with phlegm
• •Shortness of breath
• •Chest pain

Stages

Diagnosis

• ✓Chest X-ray
• ✓Blood culture
• ✓Sputum culture
• ✓CRP/Procalcitonin

Treatments

• →Amoxicillin
• →Macrolides
• →Levofloxacin
• →Oxygen support

Risk Factors