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Approach To Pneumonia
Pneumonia• Importance
• Mechanism
• Classification & its benefit
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
Pneumonia• Importance Major cause of morbidity & mortality
• Mechanism Aspiration of oropharyngeal organisms Dose & virulence of organism Immune system
Pneumonia• Importance
• Mechanism
• Classification & its benefit
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
Pneumonia• Classification Community Vs Hospital acquired Different spectrum of organism
• Diagnosis 1)Clinical symptoms & signs 2)Investigation lab & radiology
Pneumonia• Treatment Varies according to 1)patient risk factors chronic diseases immune status previous Antibiotic 2)Community Vs hospital
Pneumonia
• Treatment Either one or two Abx • Monitoring Response to Treatment Clinical days Radiological Months Always start with clinical
Pneumonia• Causes of non resolving pneumonia 1)Complication effusion ,abscess
2)Local obstruction ,compression
3)Wrong Rx resistant organism
4)Not really a pneumonia