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Suggest Treatment For Pneumonia

Hi, my Mom is 65 years of age, she never took ANY medication except for antibiotics in March when she broke her wrists of osteophyroses, about 4 weeks back she went to a doctor for a cough who tokd her she had brochites, and gave her a antibiotic of 400mg that she had to take twice a day, then that night she got worsr, thwe next day she went to another doctor who admitted her to hospital, said she had neumonia.Shes been in ICU ever since. She develop water in her lungs, her kidneys and liver had failed to work twice now, and she have infection in her muscles, (Cant Walk, talk & struggle to brath.
Tue, 31 Oct 2017
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description, possibility of severe pneumonia with sepsis and MODS (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome) is more likely.
Best treatment of pneumonia is identification of causative organism and then start appropriate treatment.
So get done bronchoscopy and BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) culture and sensitivity report.
Also get done blood culture and sensitivity report.
Culture report will isolate the causative organism and sensitivity report will guide about effective antibiotic treatment.
By this we can achieve faster recovery.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Pneumonia

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. By your history and description, possibility of severe pneumonia with sepsis and MODS (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome) is more likely. Best treatment of pneumonia is identification of causative organism and then start appropriate treatment. So get done bronchoscopy and BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) culture and sensitivity report. Also get done blood culture and sensitivity report. Culture report will isolate the causative organism and sensitivity report will guide about effective antibiotic treatment. By this we can achieve faster recovery. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.