Community Acquired Pneumonia
Objectives:
- Understand the pathophysiology of pneumonia and when it should be on your differential
- Differentiate pneumonia from other pulmonary pathologies
- Define common pathogens that cause pneumonia and how they differ based on age and other clinical characteristics
- Understand the recommended guidelines for treatment of pneumonia and when to hospitalize
- Know when surgical intervention is needed as a part of the treatment plan
Articles:
- Some Pediatrics in Review to get you started:
- 2013 Pneumonia Review Article
- 2008 Another Pneumonia Review Article by our own Dr. Durbin
- 2017 Management of Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia
- For a ton of must-know information, read through the IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines: The Management of CAP in Infants and Children Older than 3 months of age
- A NEJM paper from 2015 looking at etiology of CAP in hospitalized children
- A little more on Mycoplasma:
- Pediatrics in Review Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Children and Adolescents 2020
- Some controversy to know about when it comes to treating Mycoplasma pneumonia - A 2014 Systematic Review
Additional Resources:
- CHOP 50-minute lecture about Community Acquired Pneumonia Leads you through some of the above IDSA guidelines and discusses some controversies and the strength of their suggestions
- UpToDate PO Antibiotic Table and IV Antibiotic Table
- CHOP Clinical Pathway for Community Acquired Pneumonia
- Seattle Children’s Clinical Pathway for Community Acquired Pneumonia
- Check out Cribsiders podcast Episode 11: Community Acquired Pneumonia: The Alveoli Strike Back
- And the PHM from Pittsburgh podcast too! Episode discussing Community Acquired Pneumonia
Self-Assessment:
coming soon!