title: Pneumonias.
abstract: Pneumonia is a common disease seen in Emergency Department patients and is caused by a wide range of pathogens. The clinical and laboratory data that help to provide a specific etiologic diagnosis of the pneumonia are reviewed. In addition, current recommendations for the treatment and hospitalization of patients with pneumonia are detailed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Carden
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000209:etiology; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000209:etiology