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Could The Lack Of Response In A Pneumonia Patient Be Due To Slipping Into Coma?
My husband has been in the hospital for 8 weeks and has had three surgeries, he also has pnh and diabetes. he is 54, the last few days he developed sepsis and pneumonia, today he was not responding to anything. it takes a very long time to wake him. can he be slipping into a coma?
Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Hello
I am sorry for your husband and his situation.
He suffers from DM,pneumonia ,three surgeries and today he is not responding.
How was the sugar blood level?
Did he previously smoked a lot?
Because in persons with comorbidities and smokers too, the pneumonia (which is the inflammation of the lung tissue) is more aggravated in a smokers lung.
He is recover in ICU ward with these problems.
In my opinion the coma might be from DM or sepsis due to pneumonia too.
I wish a fast recovery for your husband.
Thank you
Dr.Jolanda
Pulmonologist
I am sorry for your husband and his situation.
He suffers from DM,pneumonia ,three surgeries and today he is not responding.
How was the sugar blood level?
Did he previously smoked a lot?
Because in persons with comorbidities and smokers too, the pneumonia (which is the inflammation of the lung tissue) is more aggravated in a smokers lung.
He is recover in ICU ward with these problems.
In my opinion the coma might be from DM or sepsis due to pneumonia too.
I wish a fast recovery for your husband.
Thank you
Dr.Jolanda
Pulmonologist
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