Pneumonia fluid in lungs
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My father has been sick off and on since March, he had phenomena, bronchitis and now he keeps getting fluid in the lungs, about every 2 weeks they fill up again. What are the causes of this and how to stop it from reaccuring??
The doctors he is going to have no idea what is going on. They referred him to a specialist, he lives in a small town in Idaho. I would like to get him to either Salt Lake Utah or Seattle. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
She had congestive heart failure with fluid retention in arma and legs and both lungs. She had pneumonia, rsv and mersa in her kidneys and lungs. She was malnurioushed and the diabetes was acting up. She ended up with a thorancentesis on her right lung which removed 2 ltrs of fluid. Now we are on day 23 and she is in ltac. Still has chest tube and is on high levels of oxygen, iv meds. She had a thoracentesis on the right lung again 1/2 a week ago.
Aspiration pneumonia causes death because the macrophages in the lungs cannot keep up with the removal of the bacteria growing in the alveolar. The alveoli become clogged with bacteria and eventually lose all function because the lungs actually drown in the bacteria. Unfortunately, any foreign substance that gets into the lungs has the potential for causing aspirate pneumonia.
I am guessing the fluid mentioned in the MRI is fluid between the lung and the walls of the thoracic cage which is an effusion. While fluid in the airways can lead to effusions, not all effusions are due to fluid in the airways.
For people without any symptoms at all, then the suspicion would be along the lines of chronic, slow growing infections such as tuberculosis. Another possibility is immune-mediated diseases. Another possibility of course is cancer.
As silverfox stated, "this depends". Pneumonia signifies fluid in the lungs. If the fluid is due to an active bacterial infection (yellowish color of expectorant) you can endanger others by coughing and aerosolizing bacteria. As a rule of thumb, you will be contagious until the expectorant disappears or becomes colorless. It is best to stay away from the eldery or those with compromised immune systems while experiencing active bacterial pneumonia.
These complications can include dehydration, ear or sinus infections, and bacterial or viral pneumonia, which can fill the air sacs in the lungs with pus or fluid, making it difficult to breathe and depriving older patients of adequate oxygen. In some cases, pneumonia may be asymptomatic, but it is still contagious if it results from a bacterial or viral infection.
t it be possible to swing the puppy like you swing them when they are whelped to get the amniotic fluid out of their lungs? You cradle the puppy in both hands and use your thumbs and forefingers to stabilize the head, and holding the puppy, stand with your feet apart and raise the puppy up over your head, bringing your arms down in a swinging motion, and when you get to the bottom of the arc, you stop abruptly, causing anything in the puppy's lungs to be expelled from the force of the snap.
Same thing as you all - wake up with fluid in lungs. I live in a place that naturally has 0% humidity and I'm finding that when I use the humidifier, there's a higher chance of having the fluid in the morning. It's quite a disconcerting feeling to take the first few morning breaths and hear a discernible rasping and gurgling sound, but then it goes away.
The doctors guessed I had pneumonia and put me in a HARD mask to clear my lungs. I liken the condition to severe asthma.
This happened 2 or 3 more times in the course of one year. Finally, the heart doctor took over my treatment and prescribed entresto and a strong inhaler to be used when my breathing becomes labored. I am told my heart becomes overworked, cannot pump properly and the lungs fill with fluid. I can't accurately describe the procedure. I have COPD and CHF.
My husband had emergency bypass surgery four days ago and his heart is now OK but they say he's developed pneumonia. I'm EXTREMELY scared about this! What should he/we do? We are not in the States now so it's important I get good guidance to deal with this in a developing country. Any PARTICULAR drug he should take for this? What can I do for him? Help!
at_239, it might help in understanding to know that "pneumonia" is a catchall term that just means an infection in the lungs. You don't actually get vaccinated against pneumonia per se, you get vaccinated against particular bacteria that can cause pneumonia. So, as ANM says, you are not protected from getting pneumonia from coronavirus, or from any other virus.
Numerous disorders lead to the accumulation of fluid or edema in the lungs.
Heart disorder such as a Heart attack/ Left sided Heart failure/ Valvular Heart disease/ irregular heart beat/ Infection of the heart muscle/ Infection of the heart valve/ heart disease that may have been present since birth/ To much fluid intake by a person with heart or kidney disease/ kidney disease/ Thyroid disease/ B1 deficiency.
t as good leading to aspiration of food into the lungs. This leads to pneumonia or pneumonitis which can really worsened the patient overall clinical status. Most antibiotics don't work well for this. Clindamycin and flagyl tend to help a little bit more, but overall, the prognosis isn't great. Make sure that the feeding tube is in the right position, ie the stomach, not the lung (sometimes this happens). He may require a permanent feeding tube.
My dad had a quadruple bypass 8 days ago. He spent 5 days in the ICU, due to several days of requiring oxygen, low blood pressure and irregular heat beats. The irregular heart beat seems to have resolved itself. However, now he is experiencing rapid heart rate. He's still having low blood pressure and while he is off oxygen, he gets winded just talking to you. At some point during his stay, it was reported he had fluid on his lungs. I haven't heard anything about that in a few days now.
Was just recently put on Lasix in past week because of problems with fluid in lungs, and have been taking it religiously every day. My weight is the same, but I can't take as deep of a breath as yesterday, I'm slightly wheezing, and I can feel fluid come out of my throat with every little cough. This feels exactly how it felt when I was first diagnosed with CHF a month ago. Is it possible to have fluid filling your lungs but not gain weight?
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