How serious is pneumonia in an elderly person?

Fountain79

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Wed May-23-07 06:26 PM
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How serious is pneumonia in an elderly person?

Let's say about 81 years old?

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femmocrat

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Wed May-23-07 06:28 PM
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1. Extremely!

Has this person been to a doctor?

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Fountain79

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Wed May-23-07 06:28 PM
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2. Hospital right now...

she will be given antibiotics.

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lost-in-nj

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Wed May-23-07 06:31 PM
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5. Hugs Fountain

Hope it works out....
make sure they walk and are not kept in bed....
They have to move so the "stuff" loosens and gets coughed up

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Manifestor_of_Light

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Wed May-23-07 11:42 PM
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8. And if it doesn't loosen up, surgery is needed.

I know. I had serious, life threatening pneumonia when my immune system was destroyed by stress and I was 33 years old.

They put me in the hospital,and gave me antibiotic IVs, expecting me to cough it up. It didn't break up, it solidifed and I could have drowned in my own pus (sorry to be so gross).

My doctor had to do a bronchoscopy and rinse out my lungs four times in five years, under general anesthesia, so I wouldn't die.

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AlCzervik

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Wed May-23-07 06:29 PM
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3. can be very serious, life threatening.

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Brewman_Jax

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Wed May-23-07 06:31 PM
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4. Life threatening

esp. if the person has respiratory problems. It almost killed my mother almost 3 years ago, she has asthma. It did kill the sales rep at my gym, and he had asthma and was only 36.

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NMDemDist2

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Wed May-23-07 06:37 PM
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6. and too often fatal unfortunately n/t

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Misskittycat

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Wed May-23-07 10:22 PM
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7. Extremely. M y mother died of drug resistant pneumonia at 74. n/t

Get to a doctor immediately. My mother woke up fine one morning, and by early evening, was in intensive care.

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Zoigal

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Thu May-24-07 12:00 AM
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9. Very serious,

In fact fatal if not treated. Check into the ER.

Don't forget that a pneumonia shot is available.

Medicare will cover it, too.

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