| A | B |
|---|
| Definition | Inflammation of alveolar spaces |
| Causes | bacteria, viruses, fungi, and sometimes parasites |
| Assessment findings | Increased temperature, pleural friction rub, and sputum production |
| Sputum color | Rusty, green, yellowish-green |
| Sputum with pneumococcal pneumonia | Bloody |
| Sputum with bronchopneumonia | Yellowish-green |
| Pneumonia in immunocompromised patients | Pneumocystis Carini Pneumonia (PCP) |
| Key S/S of PCP | Increasing dyspnea, non-productive cough, and low-grade fever |
| Diagnostic tests for pneumonia | sputum that is positive for a specific organism, CXR that shows infiltrates, and ABG results showing respiratory alkalosis |
| Main treatment for pneumonia | Oxygen, ATB's, antipyretics, and bronchodilators |
