With a digital imaging, Dr. Michelle Brewster, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, explains how the pneumonia infection occurs in lungs. Dr. Carol Barrocas, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, also explains how the alveoli look and what’s happening when the infection occurs. When there is infection, there’s inflammation on the…...

Dr. Michelle Brewster, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida and Dr. Carol Barrocas, Internal Medicine Physician at the same place, agree that each patient of pneumonia should be treated individually. Hospitalization depends on the age of the patient, the severity of illness and if the patient has an additional condition like diabetes, high…...

Visiting a physician in order to get a physical exam is the first way to evaluate someone if he is not sure about his respiratory system, says Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care. The specialist also explains that physicians listen to the patients' lungs and order a chest x-Ray if…...

If anyone is 65 and their symptoms of pneumonia are getting worse, he is considered for hospitalization. However, it’s necessary to include other criteria such as increased respiratory rate (rapid breathing) or lower blood pressure than normal, describes Dr. Carol Barrocas, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Michelle Brewster, Internal Medicine Physician…...

With a digital imaging, Stacey Baker, Infectious Disease Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, explains what is happening when a patient has pneumonia. Pneumonia happens when people get inflammation along the lung and mucus can form in their airways. Mucus accumulation makes difficult for the patient to breathe, she describes. Most of the times, people…...

Physical exam, chest X-ray, blood tests and sputum test are the exams for diagnosing pneumonia, explains Stacey Baker, Infectious Disease Phvysician with Baptist Health South Florida. She says a good history of patients is also important for finding out what their symptoms are, when they started, what their other problems are and what their potential…...

Colds are viral infections. The most common viral infection is rhinovirus. Their symptoms are: stuffy nose and mouth, headache and nasal congestion. The symptoms of pneumonia are: wheezing, high fever and cough, explains Dr. Michelle Brewster, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Carol Barrocas, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida,…...

There are different ways that a patient can get pneumonia mainly for elderly people: aspiration, bacterial or viral infections or with the air droplets, explains Dr. Michelle Brewster, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Carol Barrocas, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, also explains there is another type of pneumonia:…...