symptoms of pneumonia?
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List of symptoms of Pneumonia: The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Pneumonia includes those listed below. Note that Pneumonia symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Pneumonia signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor:\n\n    * High fever\n    * Chills\n    * Chest pain on breathing\n    * Dry cough - in early stages\n    * Productive cough - in later stages\n    * Cough with thick yellow-green mucus\n    * Cough with rust-colored sputum\n    * Blood in sputum\n    * Shivering\n    * Sweating\n    * Breathlessness\n    * Chest pain\n    * Cyanosis\n    * Shallow breathing\n    * Rapid breathing\n    * Difficult breathing\n    * Drowsiness\n    * Convulsions
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List of symptoms of Upper Respiratory Infection: The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Upper Respiratory Infection includes those listed below. Note that Upper Respiratory Infection symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Upper Respiratory Infection signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor: \n\nStuffiness \nSore throat \nHeadache \nRunny nose \nCough \nMalaise \nLoss of appetite \nSee also symptoms of cold \nsymptoms of flu \nAnd symptoms of pharyngitis \n\n... HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER! :-D
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People with pneumonia often have a cough that produces greenish or yellow sputum, a high fever, shaking chills, and shortness of breath. Sometimes they also have chest pain, a sharp or stabbing pain, either felt or worse during deep breaths or coughs, and they may cough up blood, have headaches, sweaty and clammy skin, loss of appetite, fatigue, blueness of the skin, nausea, vomiting, and joint pains or muscle aches.
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What is pneumonia?\n\nPneumonia is an infection of one or both lungs which is usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, one third of all people who developed pneumonia subsequently died from the infection. Currently, over 3 million people develop pneumonia each year in the United States. Over a half a million of these people are admitted to a hospital for treatment. Although most of these people recover, approximately five per cent will die from pneumonia. Pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.\nPneumonia Illustration\n\nHow do people "catch pneumonia?"\n\nSome cases of pneumonia are contracted by breathing in small droplets that contain the organisms that can cause pneumonia. These droplets get into the air when a person infected with these germs coughs or sneezes. In other cases, pneumonia is caused when bacteria or viruses that are normally present in the mouth, throat, or nose inadvertently enter the lung. During sleep it is quite common for people to aspirate secretions from the mouth, throat, or nose. Normally, the body's reflex response (coughing back up the secretions) and immune system will prevent the aspirated organisms from causing pneumonia. However, if a person is in a weakened condition from another illness, a severe pneumonia can develop. People with recent viral infections, lung disease, heart disease, and swallowing problems, as well as alcoholics, drug users and those who have suffered a stroke or seizure are at higher risk for developing pneumonia than the general population.\n\nOnce organisms enter the lungs, they usually settle in the air sacs of the lung where they rapidly grow in number. This area of the lung then becomes filled with fluid and pus as the body attempts to fight off the infection. \n\nWhat are pneumonia symptoms?\n\nMost people who develop pneumonia initially have symptoms of a cold which are then followed by a high fever (sometimes as high as 104 degrees Fahrenheit), shaking chills, and a cough with sputum production. The sputum is usually discolored and sometimes bloody. Patients may become short of breath. Chest pain may develop if the outer aspects of the lung are involved. This pain is usually sharp and worsens when taking a deep breath, known as pleuritic pain.\n\nIn other cases of pneumonia, there can be a slow onset of symptoms. A worsening cough, headaches, and muscle aches may be the only symptoms. In some people with pneumonia, coughing is not a major symptom because the infection is located in areas of the lung away from the larger airways. At times, the individual's skin color may change and become dusky or purplish (a condition known as “cyanosis”) due to their blood being poorly oxygenated.\n\nChildren and babies who develop pneumonia often do not have any specific signs of a chest infection, but develop a fever, appear quite ill, and can become lethargic. Elderly people may also have few symptoms with pneumonia.\n\nHow is pneumonia diagnosed?\n\nPneumonia may be suspected when the doctor examines the patient and hears coarse breathing or crackling sounds when listening to a portion of the chest with a stethoscope. There may be wheezing, or the sounds of breathing may be faint in a particular area of the chest. A chest x-ray is usually ordered to confirm the diagnosis of pneumonia.\n\nSputum samples can be collected and examined under the microscope. If the pneumonia is caused by bacteria, they can often be detected by this examination. A sample of the sputum can be grown in special incubators, and the offending bacteria can be subsequently identified. It is important to understand that the sputum specimen must contain little saliva from the mouth and be delivered to the laboratory fairly quickly. Otherwise, overgrowth of non-infecting bacteria may predominate.\n\nA blood test that measures white blood cell count (WBC) may be performed. An individual’s white blood cell count can
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Sudden onset of fever (over 38 degrees C /100 degrees F) plus one or more of the following.\nSore throat\nBody aches\nChills\nHeadache\nFatigue\nDry cough\n\nSee a doctor as soon as symptoms start.\ntry http://www.flupill.com
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Walking pneumonia. It is a ticking bomb, treat it and get well or it will most likely get the better of you.
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Has your doctor considered that she might have pneumonia?  Asthma?  Bronchitis?  I would take her back to the doctor and have him get a chest x-ray.  It is better to be safe than sorry.  It is coming in to the season for RSV.  RSV is like a cold for us but when infants and toddlers get this it is much worse for them.  My son had RSV, was in hospital for 5 days and then developed asthma from this, he is three now and still has to have breathing treatments at home every once in a while.  \n\nAlso, something to consider is reflux.  Reflux will make her cough as well.  Try holding her as upright as possible for at least 30 to 45 minutes after all bottles.  If this helps the coughing then you will know. \n\nI hope this information helps.  Make your doctor do something.  In the meantime try the last thing I said for a day or so.  But absolutely go back to the doctor.\n\nGood luck!!
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ever had pneumonia? I had the same thing but let it go on too long. landed in hospital. bed ridden for better than 2 wks,  it starts as congestion then leads to pneumonia. seek docs advice.
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I AM NOT A DOCTOR, but I did have, had the same systems a year ago.  I thought I was having chest pains and panicked.  Went to the ER, after my trying to explain the pain, (different country) and after an eternity found it was not my chest, but my lungs, I had an ammonia, (walking)  After a couple of days looking back since I am an older person, and if anyone has that little tickle (cough) in their throat check it out. Also dander from pets. Sorry pet lovers I have birds, dogs, cats, the list goes on because I live in the country..\n\nI also felt something different for at least a couple of months, but did not think anything of it, just a tickle in my throat\n\nHonestly I thought it was chest pains, but turned out to be my lungs.  Because I described where the pain was the doc's where checking out the heart, took like eons for them to know it was the lungs. Once x-rays and everything came back they started treatment, am grateful to be alive now.
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I guess I missed the question but assume you are looking for a diagnosis....It is hard to say could be aspiration pneuminia but that is much more common in the right mid lobe of the lung vs left.  Does the patient have a history of smoking or working in a coal mine or with asbestos?  You need to present all of the info here if you are expecting help.  HOw was the temperature taken?  if it was rectal then it isn't such a high fever, but if that is axilary then you add a degree which makes the situation more concerning.  The resp rate is high so you should have given oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 liters per minute as comfort due to shortness of breath.  What did the nail beds look like...pink or dusky?  Is the person dehydrated and in need of IV fluid or just IV antibiotics to help decrease the fever?  And just because the person has Alzheimers does not mean they are not still a person, you can still talk to them and ask them questions, they sometimes have lucid moments.  Also, the family should be able to give you oral history or you could even call the nursing home.  Some patients have been at long term care for years and the staff get to know them pretty well.  Good luck, I hope I helped..........P.S.  I am a nurse in long term care.
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well what symptoms do  u have
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Go to the doctor as soon as possible\nPains in the chest could be from a virus or pneumonia
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Limited to minor cough and mild fever, if apparent \nFatigue \nUnintentional weight loss \nCoughing up blood \nFever and night sweats \nPhlegm-producing cough \nAdditional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:\n\nWheezing \nExcessive sweating, especially at night \nChest pain \nBreathing difficulty
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A "doctor" who spells pneumonitis, "newmanitis", is very likely a QUACK!  Most actual pneumonitis does not present with pain as the primary symptom.  Pneumonitis is much more likely to present with such things as shortness of breath, cough, and fever.  I wonder if your "doctor" didn't mean pleurisy, which is an inflammation of the pleura, or lining of the lung, which causes intense pain on breathing.  Pleurisy can be a symptom of something much worse, but is most often simply caused by a temporary respiratory virus, like the flu.  Treatment would simply be pain medication as needed.  However, if you are very ill, the pleurisy could be caused by pneumonia, tuberculosis, or even cancer.  This would require more tests, starting with good chest xrays.  You could have a pleural effusion, which is fluid in the pleural space surrounding the lung;  which may need to be drained.  Empyema is where this fluid is pus.  Then a chest tube needs to be inserted.
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It is an inflammation of the lining that covers your lungs..or infection between the lungs and rib cage..it can be painful.\n\nIt is my experience that people that get this, can get reoccurring bouts of it.  \n\nMy sister gets this and mild case she says, resolve on there own.  More serious require antibiotics.\n\nAt the hospital I have only seen patients that received antibiotics to resolve this.\n\nCheck with your Doctor if it persists more than few days or the pain gets increasing worse.  The pain can cause you to breath more shallow...and then you can develop pneumonia.
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well if there is blood it could be pneumonia or it could just be an infection..due to the fact that it is this bad, and blood involved, I would say you need an antibiotic, and I would definatly make an appointment.
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I believe this will help you.\n\nhttp://www.copd-international.com/\n\nGood luck. Pneumonia is not contagious, if caused by a cold, then that would be contaguious, you will not develop pneumonia unless you don't take care of yourself.