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Why Does One Die Of Pneumonia?

hi my nan recently died of pnemonia she was diagnosed with limphoma cancer a few weeks previous to this, (she also had enfasimia and was diagnosed with this years before, but she never suffered badly with it) she was in ICU for about 2-3 days we didnt know she would die, the main cause of death was the pneumonia, she was quite sedated, i wanted to ask 2 questions, 1- i woundered if she could of heard us b-coz my sister and i were talking to her when she was first in icu and we told her that we had given up smoking also we said a few other things we noticed her face twitching quite alot, but by day 3 she didnt twitch at all???? and 2- also there was a smell in the room and by day 3 you could smell it before you went in the room, what is this smell? it wasnt a dirty body smell although after touching her had i could smell it, she never smelt old before but this smell was an old smell please help??? thank you.
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I have read your description and understand your concern.
Pneumonia is an infection in the lungs.
It can be caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses.
Pneumonia causes inflammation in the lung's air sacs (alveoli). Alveoli gets filled with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe and exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) across.
With treatment, most types of bacterial pneumonia will stabilize in 3–6 days. In severe forms, if the response is poor to the treatment, it leads to decreased oxygen in the body (hypoxia), increased carbon dioxide retention leading to respiratory acidosis, which could damage vital organs like brain, liver and kidneys. Eventually, it will lead to multi-organ failure and death.
Mortality may be as high as 10% in severe forms of pneumonia, and in those requiring intensive care it may reach 30 – 50%.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
Best wishes.
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Why Does One Die Of Pneumonia?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I have read your description and understand your concern. Pneumonia is an infection in the lungs. It can be caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses. Pneumonia causes inflammation in the lung s air sacs (alveoli). Alveoli gets filled with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe and exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) across. With treatment, most types of bacterial pneumonia will stabilize in 3–6 days. In severe forms, if the response is poor to the treatment, it leads to decreased oxygen in the body (hypoxia), increased carbon dioxide retention leading to respiratory acidosis, which could damage vital organs like brain, liver and kidneys. Eventually, it will lead to multi-organ failure and death. Mortality may be as high as 10% in severe forms of pneumonia, and in those requiring intensive care it may reach 30 – 50%. Hope the information provided would be helpful. Best wishes.