A 62-year-old with CAP requiring hospitalization (non-ICU) has no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk factors. Which statement is true?...

Question

A 62-year-old with CAP requiring hospitalization (non-ICU) has no MRSA/Pseudomonas risk factors. Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

Use PSI rather than CURB-65 to guide admission decisions

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Routine corticosteroids improve outcomes in all CAP

Answer

Procalcitonin can replace clinical judgment to start antibiotics

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Azithromycin monotherapy is adequate

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Seven-day minimum antibiotic duration is required

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Community-Acquired Pneumonia