Case study Pneumonia

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Pneumonia Case Study

INTRODUCTION

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs caused by an infection. It is also called Pneumonitis or

Bronchopneumonia. Pneumonia can be a serious threat to our health. Although pneumonia is a special

concern for older adults and those with chronic illnesses, it can also strike young, healthy people as well. It

is a common illness that affects thousands of people each year in the Philippines, thus, it remains an

important cause of morbidity and mortality in the country.

There are many kinds of pneumonia that range in seriousness from mild to life-threatening. In infectious

pneumonia, bacteria, viruses, fungi or other organisms attack your lungs, leading to inflammation that makes

it hard to breathe. Pneumonia can affect one or both lungs. In the young and healthy, early treatment with

antibiotics can cure bacterial pneumonia. The drugs used to fight pneumonia are determined by the germ

causing the pneumonia and the judgment of the doctor. It’s best to do everything we can to prevent

pneumonia, but if one do get sick, recognizing and treating the disease early offers the best chance for a full

recovery.

A case with a diagnosis of Pneumonia may catch one’s attention, though the disease is just like an ordinary

cough and fever, it can lead to death especially when no intervention or care is done. Since the case is a

toddler, an appropriate care has to be done to make the patient’s recovery faster. Treating patients with

pneumonia is necessary to prevent its spread to others and make them as another victim of this illness.

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

The lungs constitute the largest organ in the respiratory system. They play an important role in respiration,

or the process of providing the body with oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. The lungs expand and

contract up to 20 times per minute taking in and disposing of those gases.

Air that is breathed in is filled with oxygen and goes to the trachea, which branches off into one of two

bronchi. Each bronchus enters a lung. There are two lungs, one on each side of the breastbone and

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