Types by location
?of pneumonia
-Hospital-acquired
pneumonia
(HAP-
Community-acquired
pneumonia
(CAP)

Types by how they are acquired
Aspiration pneumonia: This type of
pneumonia occurs when you inhale
bacteria into your lungs from food,
drink, or saliva.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
(VAP): When people who are using a
ventilator get pneumonia, it’s called
VAP.
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What are the types and causes :-Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection in one or-
both lungs. It can be caused by
:- By germ bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Bacterial
pneumonia is the most common type
Bacterial pneumonia: The most .in adults
common cause of bacterial Pneumonia causes inflammation in-
the air sacs in your lungs, which are
pneumonia is Streptococcus
called alveoli. The alveoli fill with fluid
pneumoniae. Chlamydophila .or pus, making it difficult to breathe
pneumonia and Legionella
?What are the symptoms of pneumonia
pneumophila 
Viral pneumonia: Respiratory viruses
are often the cause of pneumonia,
Mycoplasma
pneumonia: Mycoplasma organisms
are not viruses or bacteria, but they
have traits common to both. 
Mycoplasmas generally cause mild
cases of pneumonia,
Fungal pneumonia: Fungi from soil
or bird droppings can cause
pneumonia in people who inhale large
amounts of the organisms.
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 ?How is pneumonia diagnosed
Is pneumonia contagious?
Fluid

Blood

C T
scan
sample CT
scan

test

Pneumonia
Most kinds of pneumonia are 
Pulse
Bronch
oximetr

o-scopy contagious.

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Who is at risk of pneumonia?
?How is pneumonia treated
‫إعداد ممرضات مستشفى النقاهة‬
.Intravenous antibiotics infants from birth to age 2 years,
‫بالظهران‬
and individuals ages 65 years or
Respiratory therapy older

Oxygen therapy people who have had a stroke,

have problems swallowing, or are
Can pneumonia be prevented?
bedridden

If you smoke, try to quit. Smoking

people with weakened immune
makes you more susceptible to
systems
respiratory infections, especially
pneumonia. who smoke, misuse certain types
of illicit drugs, or drink excessive
Wash your hands regularly with
amounts of alcohol
soap and water.
people with certain chronic
Cover your coughs and sneezes,
medical conditions such as 
and dispose of used tissues
asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes,
promptly.
or heart failure

Maintain a healthy
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