Pneumonia (main)

Background

See Pulm: Pneumonia (Pathogens)

Work-Up

1) CBC

2) Chem 7

3) CXR

4) Blood Cx

    -for admitted pts who will possibly require ICU care during their course

Treatment

- if get abx in 8h- 30% decrease mortality in 30d

Outpt- doxy, macrolide or fluoro

Inpt- Gen med ward- ceph + macrolide or B-lactamase inhibitor + macro, or fluoro alone

ICU- ceph or B-lactam + fluoro or macrol

Structural lung dz- antipseudom + fluoro

Aspiration- fluoro with or without clinda, metro or B-lactam inh

Disposition

See Pulm: Pneumonia (Port Score)

See Also

Pulm: Pneumonia (Port Score)

Pulm: Pneumonia (Pathogens)

Source

6/06 MISTRY