title: Pneumonia 1: recognising risk, signs and symptoms.
abstract: This is a two-part unit on pneumonia. The first part explores the common signs and symptoms of pneumonia, and also explains how nurses can identify those with a high risk of acquiring the infection. In addition, part 1 outlines the signs and symptoms of sepsis and the criteria for a diagnosis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS).
authors.affiliation: Monklands Hospital, Airdrie.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012307:Risk Factors