Pneumonia
Session 11: Pneumonia
Total Session Time: 120 minutes
Pre-requisites
Students Learning Tasks
By the end of this session students are expected to be able to:
signs and symptoms)
diseases
Resources Needed:
SESSION OVERVIEW
|Step |Time |Activity/ |Content |
| | |Method | |
|1 |5 minutes |Presentation |Introduction, Learning Tasks |
|2 |20 minutes |Brainstorming/|Introduction to Pneumonia |
| | |Presentation | |
|3 |10 minutes |Presentation |Signs and Symptoms of Pneumonia |
|4 |15 minutes |Presentation |Treatment, Prevention and Control |
| | | |of Pneumonia |
|5 |5 minutes |Presentation |Key Points |
| 6|5 minutes |Presentation |Evaluation |
SESSION CONTENTS
STEP 1: Presentation of Session Title and Learning Tasks (5 minutes)
READ or ASK students to read the learning tasks and clarify
ASK students if they have any questions before continuing
STEP 2: Introduction to Pneumonia (20 minutes)
|Activity: Brainstorming (5 minutes) |
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|Ask students to brainstorm on the following question: |
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|What is pneumonia? |
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|ALLOW few students to respond? |
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|WRITE their responses on the flip chart/ board |
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|CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the content below |
alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe.
chemicals (chemical pneumonia)
o The common causative organisms for pneumonia are bacterial (e.g.
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Hemophilus influenza, Staphylococcus
aureus, and Mycoplasma pneumoiae) viral or parasitic e.g.
Pneumocystis jirovecii
o Streptococcal pneumonia is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus
pneumoniae
secretions, stomach contents, or both –these contents usually contain
microorganisms
substances toxic to the lungs
o Community acquired pneumonia is the type of pneumonia that is
acquired outside hospital settings
o Hospital acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia is pneumonia that occurs
more than 48 hours after hospital admission but that was not
incubating at the time of admission.
particles containing microorganisms into the lungs or inhalation of
chemicals into the lungs which cause irritations (and hence
inflammation) of the lung tissue
adults
severe pneumonia depending on age, rate of breathing and presence of
chest in-drawing
STEP 3: Signs and Symptoms of Pneumonia (10 minutes)
o High fever 39°C
o Chills
o Dry or productive cough
o Central cyanosis
o Respiratory distress
o Chest pain and tachypnea
o Chest in-drawing (in children)
STEP 4: Treatment, Prevention and Control of Pneumonia (15 minutes)
Treatment
o Oxygen therapy
o Lowering fever e
o Bronchodilators
o Antibiotics
Preventive and control measures
STEP 5: Key Points (5 minutes)
alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe.
chemicals (chemical pneumonia)
STEP 6: Evaluation (5 minutes)
References
Hugo and Russell (2011), Pharmaceutical Microbiology 8th Edition, Willey-
Blackwel publications
Karen C. Carroll et al (2013); Jawetz, Melnick and Adelberg’s Medical
Microbiology 26th Ed. McGraw Hill Co. Inc.
Greenwood et al (2012); Medical Microbiology, 18th edition Churchill
Livingstone
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