In a 75-year-old patient who had bed rest for 4 weeks after a fracture of the femoral neck, a temperature of 38.5°C has appeared, a cough with phlegm and dyspnea. On a rentgenogram were found foci of darkening in the lower parts of the lungs. Staphylococcus was found in sputum. Blood test: leukocytes - 15x10⁹/1 Questions: 6. What are the ways of getting the infection into the lungs with this disease. 7. List possible complications of this disease

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In a 75-year-old patient who had bed rest for 4 weeks after a
fracture of the femoral neck, a temperature of 38.5°C has
appeared, a cough with phlegm and dyspnea. On a rentgenogram
were found foci of darkening in the lower parts of the
lungs. Staphylococcus was found in sputum.
Blood test: leukocytes - 15x10⁹/1
Questions:
6. What are the ways of getting the infection into the lungs with
this disease.
7. List possible complications of this disease
Transcribed Image Text:TASK N 2 In a 75-year-old patient who had bed rest for 4 weeks after a fracture of the femoral neck, a temperature of 38.5°C has appeared, a cough with phlegm and dyspnea. On a rentgenogram were found foci of darkening in the lower parts of the lungs. Staphylococcus was found in sputum. Blood test: leukocytes - 15x10⁹/1 Questions: 6. What are the ways of getting the infection into the lungs with this disease. 7. List possible complications of this disease
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