Fnp593 Week-8 Fnp593-Discussion - Usu - 2023

This study source was downloaded by 100000859819779 from CourseHero.com on 02-11-2023 11:12:05 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/162968165/WEEK-8-FNP593-DISCUSSIONdocx/ WEEK-8 FNP593-DISCUSSION Week-8-FNP593What are the main pathogens that cause pneumonia? How would the treatment for pneumonia in a 23 year-old otherwise healthy patient possibly differ from a 66 year-old diabetic COPD patient. Would you order the same antibiotics for both patients? How would you determine if a your patient needs to be hospitalized for pneumonia?Pneumonia is defined as infection of the lung parenchyma. According to Jain et al., Pneumonia is an umbrella term for a group of syndromes caused by variety of organisms that result in infection of lung parenchyma (2022, pera1). Pneumonia is classified in three different types according to their etiology and presentation. Pneumonia is not single disease process, rather it a group of syndromes that caused by variety of organisms. Pneumonia is mainly classified on patients presentation, and the etiology. Knowing the causative organism helps NP and physician to treat properly. As mentioned in the discussion question two different patient with age 23 years healthy young person, and 66 years old diabetic patient with COPD. In this situation first important job of the NP is to identifying the causative organism of the infection