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RESEARCH ON CLINICAL AND SUBCLINICAL FEATURES OF PATIENTS WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA PATIENTS AT NGHE AN FRIENDSHIP GENERAL HOSPITAL
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Objectives: To study some clinical and subclinical features of patients with community-acquired pneumonia who were treated at Nghe An Friendship General Hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 80 patients with community-acquired pneumonia who were treated at Nghe An Friendship General Hospital from January 2021 to April 2021. Results: 81.2% were ≥ 65 years old, 57.5% were male and 42.5% were female; smoking (48.8%) and alcohol abuse (38.8%); Comorbidities: 31.3% had heart failure, 5% had sequelae of stroke, 13.8% had diabetes and 31.3% had chronic lung disease; The severity of disease according to the CURB65 scale: mild (13.8%), moderate (58.7%) and severe (27.5%); Impaired consciousness, tachypnea and diffuse lesions on chest x-ray are signs that related to the severity of the disease. Conclusion: The study showed that the majority of patients with community-acquired pneumonia were over 65 years old (81.2%), signs of dyspnea, impaired consciousness and diffuse lesions on chest x-ray were signs that related to the severity of the disease.
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Clinical, subclinical, community-acquired pneumonia
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