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Bronchitis and Pneumonia
The incidence, morbidity, and mortality of both bronchitis and pneumonia are high in older adults and increase with age. The clinical manifestations of bronchitis and pneumonia in older adults may not be typical (e.g., cough, fever, dyspnea). Many older adults, particularly nursing home residents, m...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7121308/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-534-7_7 |
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author | Juthani-Mehta, Manisha Quagliarello, Vincent |
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description | The incidence, morbidity, and mortality of both bronchitis and pneumonia are high in older adults and increase with age. The clinical manifestations of bronchitis and pneumonia in older adults may not be typical (e.g., cough, fever, dyspnea). Many older adults, particularly nursing home residents, may present with altered mental status and with or without fever. Obtaining a chest X-ray is often critical to make the distinction between the two clinical entities. Unique risk factors for pneumonia in older adults include multiple comorbidities (e.g., COPD, DM, CHF), poor oral hygiene, lack of vaccinations (e.g., S. pneumoniae, influenza), and swallowing difficulty. Empirical treatment decisions for pneumonia should be based on site of care. Recent information suggests that in-home therapy for community dwellers and therapy within the nursing home for long-term care residents is feasible with good outcomes in selected patients. Prevention strategies for pneumonia should be targeted towards providing vaccinations, improving oral hygiene, and improving swallowing difficulty. |
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spelling | pubmed-71213082020-04-06 Bronchitis and Pneumonia Juthani-Mehta, Manisha Quagliarello, Vincent Infectious Disease in the Aging Article The incidence, morbidity, and mortality of both bronchitis and pneumonia are high in older adults and increase with age. The clinical manifestations of bronchitis and pneumonia in older adults may not be typical (e.g., cough, fever, dyspnea). Many older adults, particularly nursing home residents, may present with altered mental status and with or without fever. Obtaining a chest X-ray is often critical to make the distinction between the two clinical entities. Unique risk factors for pneumonia in older adults include multiple comorbidities (e.g., COPD, DM, CHF), poor oral hygiene, lack of vaccinations (e.g., S. pneumoniae, influenza), and swallowing difficulty. Empirical treatment decisions for pneumonia should be based on site of care. Recent information suggests that in-home therapy for community dwellers and therapy within the nursing home for long-term care residents is feasible with good outcomes in selected patients. Prevention strategies for pneumonia should be targeted towards providing vaccinations, improving oral hygiene, and improving swallowing difficulty. 2009-02-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7121308/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-534-7_7 Text en © Humana Press, a part of Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Juthani-Mehta, Manisha Quagliarello, Vincent Bronchitis and Pneumonia |
title | Bronchitis and Pneumonia |
title_full | Bronchitis and Pneumonia |
title_fullStr | Bronchitis and Pneumonia |
title_full_unstemmed | Bronchitis and Pneumonia |
title_short | Bronchitis and Pneumonia |
title_sort | bronchitis and pneumonia |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7121308/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-534-7_7 |
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