This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, edited by Dr. Michael Niederman, focuses on Pneumonia, with topics including: Inflammation and Pneumonia; The Lung Microbiome's Role in Pneumonia; Biomarkers for the Management of Pneumonia; Influenza and Viral Pneumonia; Guidelines to Manage Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP); Vaccines to Prevent CAP; Adjunctive Therapies for CAP; Healthcare Associated Pneumonia; Rapid Diagnostic Methods for Pneumonia; Airway Devices in VAP Pathogenesis and Prevention; Management of VAP; Distinguishing Ventilator-Associated Tracheobronchitis from VAP; Practical Approaches to VAP Prevention; Optimizing Antibiotic Administration for Pneumonia; New Antibiotics for Pneumonia; and Personalized Approach to Pneumonia Management.
By:
Michael S. Niederman Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Country of Publication: United States Volume: 39-4 ISBN:9780323643207 ISBN 10: 0323643205 Series:The Clinics: Internal Medicine Publication Date:07 December 2018 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Preface 1. INFLAMMATION AND PNEUMONIA: WHY ARE SOME MORE SUSCEPTIBLE THAN OTHERS? 2. THE LUNG MICROBIOME AND ITS ROLE IN PNEUMONIA 3. BIOMARKERS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PNEUMONIA 4. NFLUENZA AND VIRAL PNEUMONIA 5. Guidelines to Manage Community-Acquired Pneumonia 6. Vaccines to Prevent Community-Acquired Pneumonia 7. Adjunctive Therapies for Community-Acquired Pneumonia 8. HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: STILL A USEFUL CONCEPT? 9. AIRWAY DEVICES IN VAP PATHOGENESIS AND PREVENTION 10. MANAGEMENT OF VAP: GUIDELINES 11. HOW CAN WE DISTINGUISH VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED TRACHEOBRONCHITIS FROM VAP? 12. IS ZERO VAP ACHIEVABLE? PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO VAP PREVENTION 13. AEROSOL THERAPY OF PNEUMONIA IN THE ICU 14. Optimizing Antibiotic Administration for Pneumonia 15. New Antibiotics for Pneumonia 16. PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO PNEUMONIA MANAGEMENT