Consider adding INHALED antibiotics for ventilator-associated pneumonia
Questions will come up about adding nebulized antibiotics for gram-negative ventilator-as…
Quick guide of pneumonia
Overview Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the pulmonary parenchyma caused by a…
Using procalcitonin to decrease antibiotic therapy
Introduction Procalcitonin (Normal LEVEL < 0.1 ng/mL [infants > 72 hours – adul…
Don't automatically add empiric anaerobic coverage for aspiration pneumonia
Overview Aspiration pneumonia is difficult to diagnose and differentiate from other asp…
Consider using steroids for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients
As a clinical pharmacist, you'll see more push to use steroids for patients hospitali…
Antibiotic prescribing for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)
How to diagnose Patients hospital-acquired pneumonia with may present with fever or ch…
Management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
Assessment The need for hospitalization should be based on clinical judgment plus resul…