Pneumonia is an infection that can impact one or both lungs. It is a leading cause of death among children and the elderly. The condition is caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, and can inflame the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs, leading to coughing and breathing...
A leading cause of death among children and the elderly, pneumonia is an infection that can affect one or both lungs. Caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, this lung infection can inflame the air sacs (alveoli) in one or both lungs. Fluid or pus accumulation in...
With frequent changes, deletions, and modifications happening with the medical codes, documenting and coding coughs have become rather complicated. The codes for cough symptoms have been expanded to report specific types of coughs. As the American Thoracic Society...
Pneumonia refers to an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs whereas Lobar pneumonia refers to a form of pneumonia that affects a specific lobe or lobes of the lung. Pneumonia is grouped by its different causes such as bacterial pneumonia, viral...
Pulmonary diseases are one of the most commonly reported health issues in the United States, and the pulmonary medical specialty focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions that affect the lungs and respiratory tract. These diseases affect any...