Question

The medical record has community-acquired pneumonia documented. What does that mean?

A. The patient contracted pneumonia through normal social contact.
B. The patient contracted pneumonia in a residential elder care community.
C. The patient started exhibiting signs of pneumonia the day after being released from the hospital.
D. The patient started exhibiting signs of pneumonia about 48 hours after being hospitalized.

SOMEONE PLS HELP ME ASAP

Answer 1

B it is b because it says community. it is a specialized community most likely elder home. if it were c or d it would say something about the hospital.

Answer 2

The right answer is A.

A community infection is an infection occurring outside a health facility, as opposed to a nosocomial infection. This type of infection is the most common. The causative organisms can be viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites. These germs are characterized by a relatively low probability of resistance, compared with those of nosocomial infections. This is particularly the case with regard to bacterial resistance.