Pneumonia Types WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Pneumonia Types
Pneumonias can be classified in several ways. Pathologists originally classified them according to the anatomic changes that were found in the lungs during autopsies. As more became known about the microorganisms causing pneumonia, a microbiologic classification arose, and with the advent of x-rays, a radiological classification. Another important system of classification is the combined clinical classification, which combines factors such as age, risk factors for certain microorganisms, the presence of underlying lung disease and underlying systemic disease, and whether the person has recently been hospitalized. …read more from Wikipedia
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- Contributor: Mia Tagala
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Mia Tagala
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Classification of Pneumonia, Pneumonia Classification, Types of Pneumonia
- Last update: Nov. 28, 2008
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