pneumonia

Authors: Ted Segarra, MD; Taylor Conrad, MD; Rithvik Balakrishnan, MD; Taylor M. Douglas, MDEditors: Kami Hu, MD FAAEM and Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally published: Common Sense March/April 2019 Respiratory distress is a common presentation in both the pediatric and adult emergency department (ED). Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause for this distress, and […]

Image Credit: Flickr Authors: David Bostick, MD MPH; Phil Magidson, MD MPH; Carina Sorenson, MD; Neil Christopher, MD; Kami M. Hu, MD; David Wacker, MD PhD Editors: Michael C. Bond, MD FAAEM; Jay Khadpe, MD FAAEMOriginally Published: Common Sense March/April 2015 Patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are frequently seen in the emergency department (ED). According […]