RT Book, Section
A1 Fishman, Jay A.
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Elias, Jack A.
A2 Fishman, Jay A.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Pack, Allan I.
A2 Senior, Robert M.
A2 Siegel, Mark D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122368487
T1 Approach to the Patient with Pulmonary Infection
T2 Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 5e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179672-9
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122368487
RD 2024/04/18
AB Pneumonia  is  a  common  cause  of  infection-related  mortality  and  is  one  of  the  most  important  challenges  in  clinical  medicine.  Inappropriate  or  delayed  treatment  of  pulmonary  infection  contributes  to  poor  clinical  outcomes,  avoidable  drug  exposures,  and  emergence  of  antimicrobial  resistance.  Pneumonia  is  defined  as  inflammation  of  the  pulmonary  parenchyma  caused  by  an  infectious  agent.  The  clinical  syndrome  of  pneumonia  may  include  fever  or  hypothermia,  sweats,  rigors,  or  chills,  pulmonary  symptoms,  such  as  cough,  sputum  production,  dyspnea,  pleurisy,  or  pulmonary  lesions  observed  on  radiographic  examination.  Nonspecific  symptoms  are  common,  including  loss  of  appetite,  fatigue,  and  confusion.  The  diagnosis  and  management  of  pneumonia  has  been  complicated  by  the  recognition  of  newer  pathogens,  expanded  antimicrobial  resistance,  increased  populations  of  immunocompromised  patients,  and  by  newer  diagnostic  tools  and  antimicrobial  agents.