The Role of Bronchodilators in Pneumonia

Treatment failure in general is defined as either no improvement in symptoms or worsening of symptoms after 48 to 72 hours of therapy. The one caveat I give is that yes we're on a pneumonia podcast but you know these kids can be really hard to parse out when they're sitting in front of you. Her presentation also makes me wonder about viral ideologies and whether bronchospasm could be involved as well.