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    Community acquired pneumonia is the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines. It is defined as a lower respiratory tract infection acquired outside the hospital within 2 weeks. Clinical features include acute cough, abnormal vital signs like tachypnea and tachycardia, fever, and abnormal breath sounds on exam. Diagnosis is confirmed with chest x-ray and lab tests like sputum culture and blood tests. Treatment involves antibiotics like azithromycin. Prevention involves smoking cessation.

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    Community acquired pneumonia is the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines. It is defined as a lower respiratory tract infection acquired outside the hospital within 2 weeks. Clinical features include acute cough, abnormal vital signs like tachypnea and tachycardia, fever, and abnormal breath sounds on exam. Diagnosis is confirmed with chest x-ray and lab tests like sputum culture and blood tests. Treatment involves antibiotics like azithromycin. Prevention involves smoking cessation.

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    Community acquired pneumonia is the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines. It is defined as a lower respiratory tract infection acquired outside the hospital within 2 weeks. Clinical features include acute cough, abnormal vital signs like tachypnea and tachycardia, fever, and abnormal breath sounds on exam. Diagnosis is confirmed with chest x-ray and lab tests like sputum culture and blood tests. Treatment involves antibiotics like azithromycin. Prevention involves smoking cessation.

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    Community Acquired Pneumonia

    Introductio
    n

    Pneumonia is the
    third leading cause of
    morbidity (2001) and
    mortality
    (1998) in Filipinos
    based on the
    Philippine Health
    Statistics from the
    Department of

    Pathophysiology

    Pathologic changes
    Edema
    Red hepatization
    Gray hepatization
    Resolution

    Clinical Features

    CAP is a lower respiratory tract infection acquired in the


    community within 24 hours to less than 2 weeks.
    acute cough
    abnormal vital signs of tachypnea (respiratory rate >20
    breaths per minute)
    tachycardia (cardiac rate >100/minute)
    fever (temperature >37.8C)
    with at least one abnormal chest finding of diminished
    breath sounds, rhonchi, crackles, or wheeze.

    Clinical Features

    Clinical Features

    Lab Exams
    Chest X-ray
    Gram's Stain and Culture of Sputum
    Blood Cultures
    Antigen Tests
    Polymerase Chain Reaction
    Serology

    Treatment

    Treatment

    New Drugs
    Azithromycin dihydrate microspheres oral extendedrelease formulation
    Azithromycin monohydrate
    Parenteral amoxicillin-sulbactam
    Tigecycline
    Doripenem

    Prevention

    Smoking Cessation

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