one or more sections (lobes) of the lungs. Someone with pneumonia may experience difficulty breathing, chills, and coughs with phlegm.
Symptoms can include a confused mental state or delirium – more prominent in older adults. Other symptoms are fever, loss of appetite, difficulty breathing, chills, loss of appetite, chest pains, shortness of breath, and excessive sweating.
People with preexisting conditions, smokers, toddlers, and the elderly are at risk for pneumonia. However, minor respiratory infections can be assuaged with over-the-counter medicine.
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Pneumonia is diagnosed based on medical history and physical exams. Diagnoses are confirmed through chest x-rays, blood tests, sputum cultures, pulse oximetry, chest CT scans, bronchoscopies, or pleural fluid cultures.
Once diagnosed, treatment can take place at home using antibiotics or, in extreme cases, under the care of a medical team at a hospital.
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