Pneumonia Diagnosis

For pneumonia that suspected on the basis of a patient's symptoms and findings from physical examination, further investigations are needed to confirm the pneumonia diagnosis. To help getting more helpful information doctor may get it from a chest X-ray and blood tests, and sputum cultures in some cases.

Other Pneumonia Types

There are other pneumonia types:

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
  SARS is a highly contagious and deadly type of pneumonia which first occurred in 2002 after initial outbreaks in China. SARS is caused by the SARS coronavirus, a previously unknown pathogen.
• Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP)
  BOOP is caused by inflammation of the small airways of the lungs. It is also known as cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis (COP).
• Eosinophilic pneumonia

Pneumonia Early Classification

Pneumonia can be classified into four main types due to anatomic and/or pathologic appearance of the lung, either its diagnosed by direct inspection at autopsy or by it's appearance under a microscope:

1. A lobar pneumonia is an infection that only involves a single lobe, or section, of a lung. Lobar pneumonia is often due to Streptococcus pneumoniae (though Klebsiella pneumoniae is also possible.)
2. Multilobar pneumonia involves more than one lobe, and it often causes a more severe illness.
   

Pneumonia Types & Classification

Pneumonia types can be classified in several ways;

1. Early Classification Pneumonia
• Pathology classification
  Initial descriptions of pneumonia focused on the anatomic or pathologic appearance of the lung, either by direct inspection at autopsy or by its appearance under a microscope. 
• Microbiology classification
  This classification arose when pneumonia know is caused by microorganism.
• Radiology classification

Pneumonia Symptoms

Pneumonia symptoms need immediate medical evaluation. Physical examination by a health care provider may reveal fever or sometimes low body temperature, an increased respiratory rate, low blood pressure, a high heart rate, or a low oxygen saturation, which is the amount of oxygen in the blood as indicated by either pulse oximetry or blood gas analysis. People who are struggling to breathe, who are confused, or who have cyanosis (blue-tinged skin) require immediate attention.

Pneumonia symptoms can come so suddenly, this kind of pneumonia usually caused by bacteria or people younger than 65. Pneumonia symptoms include:

Lung Disease; Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an infection of the lung, caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi

Pneumonia is a common illness among lung disease that occurs in all age. Pneumonia is a leading cause of death among the elderly and people who are chronically and terminally ill. Additionally, it is the leading cause of death in children under five years old worldwide. Pneumonia has caused death to more than 50,000 American each year.