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Steroids
Consider using steroids for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients
As a clinical pharmacist, you'll see more push to use steroids for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) . The thought is that inflammation in the lungs causes a lot of pneumonia symptoms. We've heard about this controversial topic for a while. Some small trials show a benefit, while others do not. To date, guidelines still don'…
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Respiratory and Allergy
Management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
T he need for hospitalization should be based on clinical judgment plus results of a validated prognostic tool. Use of the pneumonia severity index (PSI) is recommended over CURB-65. PSI is better than the CURB-65 at identifying patients who can safely be treated as outpatients, but CURB-65 is easier to use. PSI may underestimate sever…
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