Bedridden elderly with lung infection can have typical symptoms of pneumonia such as cough, sputum, fever, etc., but they can also have atypical symptoms such as poor mental health, accelerated respiratory rate and nausea.
1. Typical symptoms: bedridden elderly with lung infection can have cough, cough sputum, sputum is white or yellow pus sputum, can be accompanied by elevated body temperature, if the elderly are weak, cough sputum weakness, manifested as phlegm in the throat.
2. atypical symptoms: some of the elderly due to physical weakness, respiratory self-cleaning dysfunction, respiratory clinical symptoms may not be obvious, manifested as dyspnea (wheezing, increased respiratory rate, etc.), poor mental health (such as unresponsive, lethargy, etc.), nausea and vomiting.
It should be noted that if the bedridden elderly discomfort symptoms, should immediately to the local hospital to improve the examination, clear diagnosis.