Pneumonia | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-06

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia


00:02:04 1 Signs and symptoms
00:04:13 2 Cause
00:06:06 2.1 Bacteria
00:07:40 2.2 Viruses
00:08:57 2.3 Fungi
00:09:54 2.4 Parasites
00:11:00 2.5 Noninfectious
00:11:41 3 Mechanisms
00:12:32 3.1 Bacterial
00:13:46 3.2 Viral
00:15:03 4 Diagnosis
00:17:42 4.1 Physical exam
00:18:36 4.2 Imaging
00:21:09 4.3 Microbiology
00:22:49 4.4 Classification
00:23:56 4.4.1 Community
00:24:23 4.4.2 Healthcare
00:24:52 4.4.2.1 Hospital
00:25:26 4.4.2.2 Ventilator
00:25:51 4.5 Differential diagnosis
00:27:03 5 Prevention
00:27:35 5.1 Vaccination
00:29:35 5.2 Medications
00:30:06 5.3 Other
00:32:30 6 Management
00:34:23 6.1 Bacterial
00:38:11 6.2 Viral
00:39:26 6.3 Aspiration
00:40:09 7 Prognosis
00:41:48 7.1 Clinical prediction rules
00:42:21 7.2 Pleural effusion, empyema, and abscess
00:43:48 7.3 Respiratory and circulatory failure
00:44:52 8 Epidemiology
00:45:41 8.1 Children
00:46:52 9 History
00:50:34 10 Society and culture
00:50:43 10.1 Awareness
00:51:06 10.2 Costs



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Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the small air sacs known as alveoli. Typically symptoms include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and trouble breathing. Severity is variable.Pneumonia is usually caused by infection with viruses or bacteria and less commonly by other microorganisms, certain medications and conditions such as autoimmune diseases. Risk factors include other lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis, COPD, and asthma, diabetes, heart failure, a history of smoking, a poor ability to cough such as following a stroke, or a weak immune system. Diagnosis is often based on the symptoms and physical examination. Chest X-ray, blood tests, and culture of the sputum may help confirm the diagnosis. The disease may be classified by where it was acquired with community, hospital, or health care associated pneumonia.Vaccines to prevent certain types of pneumonia are available. Other methods of prevention include handwashing and not smoking. Treatment depends on the underlying cause. Pneumonia believed to be due to bacteria is treated with antibiotics. If the pneumonia is severe, the affected person is generally hospitalized. Oxygen therapy may be used if oxygen levels are low.Pneumonia affects approximately 450 million people globally (7% of the population) and results in about 4 million deaths per year. Pneumonia was regarded by William Osler in the 19th century as "the captain of the men of death". With the introduction of antibiotics and vaccines in the 20th century, survival improved. Nevertheless, in developing countries, and among the very old, the very young, and the chronically ill, pneumonia remains a leading cause of death. Pneumonia often shortens suffering among those already close to death and has thus been called "the old man's friend".