Diagnosis and Management of Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Infections

Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and hospital-acquired pneumonia, when to hospitalize a patient, methods for identifying low-risk CAP patients, switch and step-down therapy, approach to nonresolving pneumonia, management of parapneumonic effusions, empyema, and chronic bronchitis are discussed. The various antimicrobial agents are reviewed in detail with suggested treatment regimens.Fein, Alan is the author of 'Diagnosis and Management of Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Infections', published 2006 under ISBN 9781884735639 and ISBN 1884735630.