Home Healthcare services in Pneumonia patients.

Home Healthcare services plays an important role in handling Pneumonia patients.Pneumonia is an infection where the tiny air sacs in patient lungs become inflamed.

This can lead to symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath.Pneumonia can be serious for elder age groups.It has been observed that adults of age 65 are hospitalised more frequently with pneumonia each year.

Some of the reasons why pneumonia is more severe in older adults are:The immune system becomes naturally weak in old age.Older adults are more likely to have chronic health conditions such as heart disease which can increase their risk of pneumonia.

Symptoms

• Elder patients feel weakness in whole body which can increase the risk of falling.
• Body temperature comes down below normal level.
• There are changes in functional status which is the ability to perform daily activities in old age.
• Loss of appetite in old age.
• Symptoms of existing health conditions becomes more aggravated.
• Cough that can bring up phlegm.
• Chest pain worsens when patient breathes in deeply or coughs.
• Shortness of breath and rapid breathing.

Home healthcare services role in prevention.

• When the patient is sick with pneumonia, the patient attendant can give sufficient amount of fluids.
• Medical Attendant  may give fluids through an IV to a Hospitalised patient
• If patient is in hospital with pneumonia, Oxygen therapy may be used to make sure patient are getting enough oxygen.

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