9 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Question 1

What is the diagnosis if patient has a cough productive of yellow sputum for 1 week following a flu jab? (no fever, no elevated HR, normal BP, normal RR, 96% sats)

Answer 1

Pneumonia of low-severity (we have no CURB-65 score - tough question I felt as what basis do you give pneumonia on?)

Question 2

What is the most appropriate initial treatment for low-severity of uncomplicated community-acquired pnuemonias?

Answer 2

Amoxicillin

- clarithromycin or doxycycline if patient is penicillin-allergic

Question 3

What advice should you give a patient on initial treatment for CAP?

Answer 3

Seek further medical help if symptoms worsen