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NeumonÃa adquirida en el hospital
Nombres alternativos:
NeumonÃa nosocomial o intrahospitalaria; NeumonÃa asociada con el uso de un respirador
SÃntomas:
- Tos que puede producir esputo mucoso, verdoso o purulento
- EscalofrÃo
- Dificultad para respirar
- Fiebre
- Fatiga con facilitad
- Dolor de pecho agudo o punzante que empeora con la respiración profunda o la tos
- Dolor de cabeza
- Pérdida del apetito
- Náuseas y vómitos
- Molestia general, inquietud o indisposición ( malestar general )
- Rigidez articular y dolor en la articulación (raras veces)
- Rigidez muscular (raras veces)
- Sudoración excesiva (raras veces)
Signos y exámenes:
Un examen fÃsico revela la dificultad respiratoria y las crepitaciones o la disminución de los sonidos respiratorios cuando se escucha el tórax con un estetoscopio.
Los exámenes practicados pueden ser:
- RadiografÃa de tórax o TC de tórax
- Tinción de Gram en esputo
- Cultivo de esputo
- Hemocultivos
- CSC (conteo sanguÃneo completo)
- GasometrÃa arterial
Referencias:
American Thoracic Society. Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med . 2005 Feb 15;171(4):388-416.
- Fecha de revisión: 8/3/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Veteran Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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