2. INTRODUCTION
• Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of
the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs
known as alveoli.
• Pneumonia is usually caused by infection
with viruses or bacteria and less commonly by
other microorganisms, certain medications and
conditions such as autoimmune diseases.
3. SIGNS&SYMPTOMS
• productive cough
• fever accompanied by shaking chills,
• shortness of breath
• sharp or stabbing chest pain during deep breaths
• increased rate of breathing.
• In the elderly, confusion may be the most prominent
sign.
4. RISK FACTORS
• Risk factors include other lung diseases such as
1. cystic fibrosis
2. COPD
3. Asthma
4. diabetes
5. heart failure
6. A history of smoking
7. A poor ability to cough such as following a stroke or
a weak immune system.
7. PREVENTION
• Vaccination
• Medications like amantadine or rimantadine may help
prevent the condition.
• Smoking cessation
• Reduced expose to air pollutants
8. • INFLUENZA commonly known as "the flu", is
an infectious disease caused by an influenza
virus. Symptoms can be mild to severe.
• The most common symptoms include: a
high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle
pains headache, coughing and feeling tired.
9. ICD-10-CM GUIDELINES
• Influenza due to certain identified influenza viruses-j09
• Influenza due to other identified influenza viruses-j10
• Influenza due to unidentified influenza viruses-j11
• Viral pneumonia,not elsewhere classified-j12
10. • Pneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae-j13
• Pneumonia due to hemophilus influenzae-j14
• Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified-j15
• Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms,not
elsewhere classified-j16
11. • Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere-j17,code
first underlying diseases
• pneumonia.,unspecified organism-j18,code first
associated influenza
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