Pneumonias.
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.
Carden
D L
DL
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport.
Smith
J K
JK
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