May 08, 2020 the communityacquired pneumonia severity index is a tool that helps in the risk stratification of patients with cap. It is also one of the most common reasons for admission to hospital, being an infectious disease 2,3. Descriptive study of an institutional record during 2007 to 2012. Treatment of communityacquired pneumonia in adults in the outpatient setting. Idsaats guidelines for cap in adults cid suppl 2 s27 it is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among pneumonia using the. Recently, the ersescmid 1 and separ 2 have published updated documents about the management of lower respiratory tract infections and communityacquired pneumonia cap. Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital.
Pneumonia severity index psi 6, curb65 confusion, urea, respiratory rate. Introduccion, objetivos y metodologia introduccion. Watkins, md, ms, american family physician, volume 83, number 11, june 1, 2011. Communityacquired pneumonia is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in mexico and the world. The fact that our future actions for their treatment may be modified merits comment. Communityacquired pneumonia in children and adolescents. Definicion y etiologia manifestaciones diagnostico. Diagnostic approach to communityacquired pneumonia in adults. These are two clinically important issues that perhaps have not been sufficiently contemplated. Admissions for pneumonia generate considerable health care expenditure. The document does not address either the initial clinical diagnostic criteria or prevention of pneumonia. Management and treatment of the community acquired pneumonia simposio. Cap is an extraordinarily heterogeneous illness, both in the range.
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