We go over the recent updates in the workup and management of pneumonia.

Hosts:
Brian Gilberti, MD
Audrey Tse, MD


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Tags: Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary





Show Notes




2007 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Criteria for Defining Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia

Validated definition includes either one major criterion or three or more minor criteria

Minor criteria

Respiratory rate > 30 breaths/min PaO2/FIO2 ratio<250
Multilobar infiltrates Confusion/disorientation
Uremia (blood urea nitrogen level > 20 mg/dl)
Leukopenia* (white blood cell count , 4,000 cells/ml)
Thrombocytopenia (platelet count , 100,000/ml)
Hypothermia (core temperature , 368 C) Hypotension requiring aggressive fluid
resuscitation


Major criteria

Septic shock with need for vasopressors
Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation






A special thanks to our Infectious Diseases Editor:

Angelica Cifuentes Kottkamp, MD
Infectious Diseases & Immunology
NYU School of Medicine





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