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Pneumonia Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Oxygen Therapy
- Oral Rehydration
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Deep Breathing Exercises
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Rest
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Your doctor must first decide whether you need to be in the hospital. If you are treated in the hospital, you will receive fluids and antibiotics in your veins, oxygen therapy, and possibly breathing treatments. It is very important that your anti...
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Prior to the discovery of penicillin antibiotics , bacterial pneumonia was almost always fatal. Today, antibiotics, especially given early in the course of the disease, are very effective against bacterial causes of pneumonia. Erythromycin and tet...
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Pneumonia in cancer patients must be treated promptly in order to speed recovery and prevent complications that could arise if the inflammation were allowed to linger. Treatment always includes bed rest and coughing to expel phlegm and other fluid...
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Prior to the discovery of penicillin and other antibiotics, bacterial pneumonia was almost always fatal. In the early 2000s, especially given early in the course of the disease, antibiotics are very effective against bacterial causes of pneumonia....
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Treatment varies depending on the specific type of Chlamydia causing the infection. A newborn with Chlamydia trachomatis improves rapidly with erythromycin. Chlamydia psittaci infection is treated with tetracycline, bed rest, oxygen supplementatio...
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Prior to the discovery of penicillin and other antibiotics, bacterial pneumonia was almost always fatal. As of 2001, when antibiotics are given early in the course of the disease, they are very effective against bacterial causes of pneumonia. Both...
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Depending on the severity of the disease, antibiotics are given either at home or in the hospital. Historically, the treatment for pneumococcal pneumonia has been penicillin. An increasing number of cases of pneumococcal pneumonia have become part...
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Treatment for PCP involves the use of antibiotics . These include trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMPSMX, Bactrim, Septra) and pentamidine isoethionate (Nebupent, Pentam 300). Both of these anti-microbial drugs are equally effective. AIDS patients ...
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Pneumonia is a potentially serious condition that requires prompt medical attention. Patients should contact their doctors for immediate diagnosis and treatment. Alternative treatment such as nutritional support, however, can help alleviate some o...
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Eosinophilic pneumonia may not respond to drugs used to treat asthma. Eosinophilic pneumonia is usually treated with steroids, particularly glucocorticosteroids. Steroids are not effective against infectious agents, but the main disease process in...
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Oxygen may be classified as an element, a gas, and a drug. Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at concentrations greater than that in room air to treat or prevent hypoxemia (not enough oxygen in the blood). Oxygen delivery systems are c...
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Oxygen may be classified as an element, a gas, and a drug. Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at concentrations greater than that in room air to treat or prevent hypoxia. Oxygen delivery systems are classified as stationary, portable, ...
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Oxygen/ozone therapy is a term that describes a number of different practices in which oxygen, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide are administered via gas or water to kill disease microorganisms, improve cellular function, and promote the healing of dama...
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Oxygen/ozone therapy is a term that describes a number of different practices in which oxygen, ozone, or hydrogen peroxide are administered via gas or water to kill disease microorganisms, improve cellular function, and promote the healing of dama...
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) involves the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during an episode of diarrheal illness. Diarrheal illnesses are pervasive worldwide, and they have a particularly large impact in the developing world. Childre...
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Relaxation therapy is a broad term used to describe a number of techniques that promote stress reduction, the elimination of tension throughout the body, and a calm and peaceful state of mind.
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