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