Pneumonia

Severe pneumonia in an 88 year old ICU patient.

Note the diffuse haziness in all lung fields. This is easily one of the worst cases of pneumonia I've seen on x-ray.
Unfortunately, the pt died 12 hours later. He had chosen a few years ago not to be placed on a ventillator if he was seriously ill, so we followed his wishes and provided comfort-care with all of his family at the bedside.


Have you ever thought about making an advanced directive to let others know about how you wish to be treated if something catastrophic were to happen?


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