Diagnosis and Management of Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Infections, Vol. 2 Book

Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and hospital-acquired pneumonia, when to hospitalize a patient, methods for identifying low-risk CAP patients, switch and step-down therapy, approach to nonresolving pneumonia, management of parapneumonic effusions, empyema, and chronic bronchitis are discussed. The various antimicrobial agents are reviewed in detail with suggested treatment regimens.

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Reviewer:Praveen Vashist, MD(William Beaumont Hospitals)
Description:This handbook is a guide to the management of pulmonary infections authored by experts in the fields of pulmonary and internal medicine.
Purpose:Pneumonia is a common disorder in hospitalized patients and this is a handy reference of guidelines to its diagnosis and management.
Audience:This handbook is ideal for residents, internists, and hospitalists. It might not be an easy read for medical students and interns. It might also be helpful to nurse clinicians and physician assistants, whose numbers are rapidly growing.
Features:It is designed to present updated, evidence-based medicine on the management of pulmonary infections. The information is concise and relevant without being redundant. All of the chapters have algorithms and tables which highlight the important concepts and are very helpful and time saving. The book is well written, especially the etiologies and approach to non-resolving pneumonia, antimicrobial therapy, and risk stratification of pneumonia patients. Most of the data, recommendations, and guidelines are backed by sufficient references to the most important and latest literature. The index is also exhaustive and makes finding topics easy. The authors have used appropriate illustrations, but the print quality is not the best and needs to be improved.
Assessment:This is a well written book and can be very handy in an office as well as a hospital setting. It is ideal for busy residents and hospitalists in medical decision-making, especially with the algorithms and guideline tables. This will fit well in the coat pocket and definitely will serve as a resource.