• Diagnosing and Treating Complicated Pediatric Pneumonia: Common Missteps and Best Practices

  • Aug 10 2023
  • Length: 27 mins
  • Podcast

Diagnosing and Treating Complicated Pediatric Pneumonia: Common Missteps and Best Practices

  • Summary

  • Drs Todd A. Florin and Debra Palazzi discuss complicated pediatric pneumonia: what it is, how to diagnose it, and how to manage it.

    Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/987063). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

    Resources

    SHARPS Collaborative https://sharps.wustl.edu/

    Management of Parapneumonic Effusions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9646988

    Streptococcus Pneumoniae: Virulence Factors and Variation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20132250/

    Light's Criteria https://reference.medscape.com/calculator/571/light-s-criteria

    Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27818332/

    The Image Gently Alliance http://www.imagegently.org/

    Ceftaroline Fosamil for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: From FOCUS to CAPTURE https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25193094/

    The Pigtail Catheter for Pleural Drainage: A Less Invasive Alternative to Tube Thoracostomy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10323171/

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