Learning Objectives - Pulmonary Infections in Adults

Thomas M. File, Jr; Julio A. Ramirez

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Select appropriate empiric therapy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Evaluate patients with community-acquired pneumonia to identify the causative pathogen.
Determine which patients with nosocomial pneumonia have risk factors for antimicrobial resistance.
Recommend interventions that can prevent nosocomial pneumonia.
Differentiate between pneumonia due to common vs opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised patients.
Determine appropriate empiric therapy for pneumonia possibly related to opportunistic pathogens.
Counsel patients with lung abscesses about potential treatments.
Determine the etiology of pleural effusion.

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