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Pneumonia: Condition Workup

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In this respiratory series//

Pneumonia: Pathophysiology, Aetiology, Clinical features, investigations and management.

  • Understand the categories of pneumonia: CAP / HAP / Aspiration pneumonia
  • Know the most common site of consolidation of pneumonia
  • Describe the difference between typical and atypical pneumonia including: penicillin resistance, gram staining and causative organisms.
  • Learn the clinical presentation and the investigations including imaging with CXR, FBC, Sputum cultures and BAL and the rationale for each investigation
  • Understand the criteria for hospital admission and severity grading using CUR65
  • Describe the antibiotic therapy for the different types of pnemonia including typical low severity, typical mod./high severity, atypical PCP, atypical Legionella MCQ.
  • Explain the post discharge timeline for patients including symptom resolution and follow up CXR


    • Memory Aids used:

    SISter Kleb - Typical pneumonia infective organisms

    Legionella MCQ - Atypical pneumonia infective organisms

    RAID SCAR - Risk factors of pneumonia

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    Metro MedBy Hayder Anchor