Approach to Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Patients
| Autor: | Safiya Soullane, Spandana Veeravalli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung business.industry Community Acquired Pneumonia Hospital Acquired Pneumonia food and beverages Pneumonia ventilator associated General Medicine Hospital-acquired pneumonia medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Empiric Treatment Pneumonia medicine.anatomical_structure Community-acquired pneumonia medicine Infectious etiology Medicine Intensive care medicine business Empiric therapy Empiric treatment Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia |
| Zdroj: | McGill Journal of Medicine, Vol 19, Iss 1 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1715-8125 1201-026X |
| Popis: | Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity. Pneumonia is defined as a lung inflammation of infectious etiology. It can be subcategorized into Community Acquired Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia. Validated scores including the CRB-65, CURB-65 and PSI can guide decision-making between inpatient and outpatient management of pneumonia. While mild presentations can be managed through empiric treatment alone, more acute cases require identification of the infectious agent, initiation of empiric therapy, and subsequent de-escalation of treatment to the identified pathogen. This article aims to provide a framework for junior trainees to diagnose and manage pneumonia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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