Our team of Pulmonologists at Confident Clinic approach respiratory challenges in a holistic manner and works with specialists from varied departments. Our Pulmonologist will work with surgeons in case there is a need for a surgical procedure. We provide the Pneumonia Treatment.

Pneumonia is an infection that inflames your air sacs in one or both lungs, The air sacs may fill with pus or fluid.

Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection that affects the lungs. The lungs are made up of sacs called alveoli, which fill with air when healthy person breathes. If a person has pneumonia, the air sacs filled with pus or fluid, which makes breathing painful and difficult to intake oxygen.

Pneumonia is caused by number of agents, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi

The common bacteria and fungi are

1. streptococcus pneumonia
2. Haemophilus influenza type b

Symptoms of Pneumonia

• Cough
• Fever, sweating and shaking chills
• Shortness of breath
• Rapid, shallow breathing
• Sharp or stabbing chest pain that gets worse when you breath
• Loss of appetite, low energy, and fatigue
• Nausea and vomiting, especially for small children
• Confusion, especially for older people

Types of Pneumonia

• Community acquired pneumonia: This type of pneumonia is the most common type of all and is caused due to bacteria known as streptococcus pneumonia. This occur due to bacteria, fungi, virus or any other irritants in the air that you can easily get infected when you move in public places like the grocery store, gym, school, mall and work place.
• Aspiration pneumonia: At times when you vomit, small particles enter the lungs and you cannot cough them out and this in turn causes aspiration pneumonia.
• Hospital acquired pneumonia: This is a dangerous form of pneumonia that can occur in people with weak immune system, older people, and young children. This type of pneumonia occurs if you have to stay in the intensive care unit in a hospital where you have to use the ventilator for respiration. This can also occur if you have undergone chest surgery or if you had to stay in chronic care centers or received treatment at a kidney dialysis center.
• Opportunistic Pneumonia: This occurs in people whose immune system has been weakened by conditions like acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), organ transplant case or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Our team of lung specialists at Confident Multispecialty Clinic, are adept at treating a host of health conditions such as pneumonia. Book an Appointment now to get an Affordable Lung Infection Treatment.