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Pneumonia

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Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz
04/13/2024
In this pop quiz, we ask about the difference in symptoms for acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Take the quiz to test your knowledge!
04/13/2024
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
01/10/2024

Felistia N. Crowder, MDMaheen Rehman, MDSeth J. Deskins, MDChickajajur Vijay, MD

Felistia N. Crowder, MD • Maheen Rehman, MD • Seth J. Deskins, MD • Chickajajur Vijay, ...
A 13-year-old girl was admitted to our emergency department with a 4-day history of worsening conjunctivitis, stomatitis, and odynophagia, leading to decreased oral intake and dehydration.
01/10/2024
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
09/05/2023
A 91-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history fever, chills, and nonproductive cough.
09/05/2023
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Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz
04/13/2024
In this pop quiz, we ask about the difference in symptoms for acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Take the quiz to test your knowledge!
04/13/2024
Pop Quiz
Pop Quiz
08/14/2023
There are 4 stages of lobar pneumonia. In which stage does this patient present? Find out by taking this pop quiz!
08/14/2023
Radiology Quiz
Radiology Quiz
01/02/2023
A 72-year-old Black man presented to the clinic with subjective fever, severe fatigue, chest tightness, and dry cough for the previous 3 days. His history was significant for hypothyroidism, and he was a...
01/02/2023
Hospital Medicine
Hospital Medicine
09/25/2022
There are 7 ICD-10-CM codes to classify pneumonia. Test your knowledge on which code to use for a patient with pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae with our latest pop quiz.
09/25/2022
Lung Infections
Lung Infections
05/26/2022
A 6-year-old girl presents with fever and respiratory symptoms. Imaging results are consistent with pneumonia.
05/26/2022

Clinical Insights

Podcast
Podcast
03/15/2023
In this podcast, George Tetz, MD, PhD, Danai Khemasuwan, MD, FCCP, Timothy Schwarz, DO, and Asim Kichloo, MD, discuss their respective studies recently presented at CHEST 2021 under the topic "New Insights...
03/15/2023
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
11/04/2020
The researchers of a recent study examined how 170 US hospitals utilized urinary antigen testing, as well as the impact this testing has on antibiotic de-escalation. Study author Jennifer Schimmel, MD,...
11/04/2020
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
05/21/2020
After analyzing data from his own community teaching hospital, Arnold Markowitz, MD, suggests that the recently updated guideline for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia be revisited from a local...
05/21/2020
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
01/06/2020
In this podcast, Michael S. Niederman, MD, from Weill Cornell Medical College, speaks about cardiac complications in community-acquired pneumonia, the use of macrocodes as adjunctive therapy in...
01/06/2020
Pulmonary Pitfalls
Pulmonary Pitfalls
05/03/2019

Laren Tan, MD, and Samuel Louie, MD

Laren Tan, MD, and Samuel Louie, MD
Even with the arsenal of antibiotics and vaccines available in the 21st century, community-acquired pneumonia has lost none of its virulence.
05/03/2019