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What the causative agent pneumonia and microscopic

apperance?
Causative agent Microscopic appearance
Bacteria: •Gram-positive
 Streptococcus •Seen as pairs of cocci
 pneumoniae  (diplococci), but they may also
occur singly and in short chains

Viruses: • Spherical in shape.


Influenza virus •Covered in an envelope made of
a lipid bilayer 
•Inside the envelope is the capsid,
which is the protein shell 

Fungi:  -eosinophilic foamy alveolar


 Pneumocystis exudate
jirovecii) mild plasma cell interstitial
infiltrate.
What respiratory disease
related with cough,fever and
weight loss?
•Lung cancer
•Pulmonary tuberculosis
•Pneumonia
What are signs and symptoms of pneumonia?

• Cough
• Fever and sweating
• Shortness of breath
• Sharp or stabbing chest pain that gets worse when
you breathe deeply or cough
• Loss of appetite, low energy, and fatigue
• Nausea and vomiting
• Confusion
Pathophysiology of
Pneumonia
 Acute infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus
(purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing
PARACETAMOL
@Acetaminophen
Mechanism of Action
WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS?
• Nausea
• Vomitting
• Stomach pain
• Dark urine
• Loss of apetite
• Yellowish skin

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