Diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department

Gregory J Moran; David A Talan; Fredrick M Abrahamian

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2007.10.003

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Diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department

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Diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department

Gregory J Moran, David A Talan and Fredrick M Abrahamian

Infectious disease clinics of North America, Vol.22(1), pp.53-72

03/2008

DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2007.10.003

PMCID: PMC7135093

PMID: 18295683

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Abstract

Pneumonia is a condition that is often treated by emergency physicians. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department and highlights dilemmas in diagnostic testing, use of blood and sputum cultures, hospital admission decisions, infection control, quality measures for pneumonia care, and empiric antimicrobial therapy.

Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use

Decision Making

Emergency Medicine - methods

Hospitalization

Humans

Pneumonia - diagnosis

Pneumonia - drug therapy

Pneumonia - microbiology

Sputum - microbiology

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Title: Subtitle: Diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department
Creators: Gregory J Moran - University of California, Los Angeles
David A Talan - Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Fredrick M Abrahamian - Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Infectious disease clinics of North America, Vol.22(1), pp.53-72
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2007.10.003
PMID: 18295683
PMCID: PMC7135093
ISSN: 0891-5520
eISSN: 1557-9824
Language: English
Date published: 03/2008
Academic Unit: Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984297143802771

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