RT Book, Section
A1 Tudor, Brandon C.
A2 Sherman, Scott C.
A2 Weber, Joseph M.
A2 Schindlbeck, Michael A.
A2 Rahul G., Patwari
SR Print(0)
ID 1101224549
T1 Pneumonia
T2 Clinical Emergency Medicine
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179460-2
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101224549
RD 2024/04/20
AB Focus  on  diagnosing  pneumonia  early.Identify  risk  factors  that  influence  treatment  decisions  (eg,  antibiotic  choice  and  disposition).Blood  cultures  and  empiric  antibiotics  should  be  started  in  the  emergency  department  for  patients  admitted  with  pneumonia.Tuberculosis  should  be  considered  for  patients  with  human  immunodeficiency  virus  or  other  significant  risk  factors  to  avoid  further  spread.