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Best Practices in Diagnosis, Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions

After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—

  • Discuss the approach to diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, and aspiration events
  • Discuss empiric treatment recommendations for CAP, COPD exacerbations, and aspiration pneumonia
  • Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for CAP after additional clinical data are available
  • Discuss reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for CAP after additional clinical data are available

Slides (PPTX)

Facilitator Guide (PDF)

One-Page Document — Community-Associated Pneumonia (CAP) (DOCX)

One-Page Document — Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (PDF)

One-Page Document — Aspiration Pneumonitis (PDF)

Page last reviewed November 2019
Page originally created November 2019

Internet Citation: Best Practices in Diagnosis, Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions. Content last reviewed November 2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/respiratory.html

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