For bacterial pneumonia, doctors prescribe antibiotics. Viral pneumonia doesn't respond to antibiotics, so treatment may be limited to rest and fluids. In fact, getting enough fluids is vital to fight the dehydration from rapid breathing and fever that's often a side effect of pneumonia.
For instance, in cases where the defendant has a history of mental illness, or has never committed a crime, the defense attorney can make a case for a lighter sentence. There can be many mitigating circumstancesâitâs the role of the defense attorney to find and present them.
plaintiff's attorney. n. the attorney who represents a plaintiff (the suing party) in a lawsuit. In lawyer parlance a plaintiff's attorney refers to a lawyer who regularly represents persons who are suing for damages, while a lawyer who is regularly chosen by an insurance company to represent its insureds is called a defense attorney. (See: plaintiff, defense attorney)