Hypostatic pneumonia
Nature
Hypostatic pneumonia manifests at the base of the chest cavity, when the lower portions of the lungs are not able to expand properly because the patient is either inactive or immobile. Hypostatic pneumonia is common among elderly and/or debilitated people.
Broader
Aggravated by
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
- Medicine » Lungs, throat
Content quality
Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
G1124
DOCID
11711240
D7NID
154995
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Oct 4, 2020