Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)?,”The first step in management of CAP is risk assessment to determine if a patient can be treated as an outpatient or requires hospitalization. This may be quantified using the CURB-65 algorithm (1 point each):- Confusion- Uremia (BUN > 20)- Tachypnea (Respirations > 30/min)- Hypotension (BP < 90/60)- Age > 65Patients with a score of 2 or more will likely benefit from inpatient treatment, and a score of > 4 usually indicates that intensive care unit (ICU) admission is required. The most common cause of CAP include Strep. pneumo, H. influenza, and atypical organisms (eg

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)?,”The first step in management of CAP is risk assessment to determine if a patient can be treated as an outpatient or requires hospitalization. This may be quantified using the CURB-65 algorithm (1 point each):- Confusion- Uremia (BUN > 20)- Tachypnea (Respirations > 30/min)- Hypotension (BP < 90/60)- Age > 65Patients with a score of 2 or more will likely benefit from inpatient treatment, and a score of > 4 usually indicates that intensive care unit (ICU) admission is required. The most common cause of CAP include Strep. pneumo, H. influenza, and atypical organisms (eg

mycoplasma). Current guidelines recommend empiric antimicrobial therapy because isolating the causative organism is often difficult.”