We go over the recent updates in the workup and management of pneumonia.
Hosts:
Brian Gilberti, MD
Audrey Tse, MD
Episode 176.0 – Pneumonia Updates
Core EM - Emergency Medicine Podcast
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The Role of Procal in Determining Antibiotic Use in the Emergency Department
The speakers discuss the use of procal in determining whether antibiotics should be given in the ED, highlighting its efficacy in discontinuing antibiotics for admitted patients but cautioning against its use for differentiating between viral and bacterial infections. They also explore the use of clinical judgment and clinical prediction rules for safe discharge and briefly touch on differentiating treatment for CAP.
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