tayaneuro.blogg.se - Signs of phenomena

PhysicianOne Urgent Care has X-ray services available every day should you need them, and our team is able to interpret X-ray results during your visit for a faster diagnosis. Pneumonia is typically diagnosed by listening to the patient’s lungs, and/or via a chest X-ray to look for inflammation in the lungs. Pneumonia can lead to serious complications, so early diagnosis and treatment is critical.

Walking pneumonia is a less severe form of pneumonia, but one that still needs to be evaluated by a medical provider. Sometimes when symptoms are slower to come on and are less severe, this can be a sign of walking pneumonia.

General feeling of tiredness and feeling weak.

Chest pain that gets worse when coughing.

Feeling short of breath fast, shallow breathing.

Sometimes mucus can be a greenish color, or tinged slightly with blood.

A “productive” cough, meaning mucus (fluid) from the lungs comes up with the cough.

Viruses and bacteria are the main causes of pneumonia, but on rarer occasions fungus and parasites can cause an infection as well.ĭuring or after a virus like a cold or the flu, your immune system is more susceptible to additional infections, which is why pneumonia can be a flu-related complication to watch for.ĭepending on the cause of pneumonia, symptoms can come on quickly, or more gradually. This fluid buildup makes it hard for oxygen to enter the bloodstream, creating the symptoms of pneumonia. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that causes the air sacs of the lungs to fill with fluid.