Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Causative pathogens, prevalence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), complications, and prognosis.
• Diagnosis
  •   How to diagnose a patient with CAP, investigations to carry out, differential diagnoses.
• Management
  • When to admit or refer a patient with CAP, how to manage a patient at home and which antibiotics to prescribe.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

• Outline the management of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and describe which antibiotics should be prescribed.
• Describe when people with CAP should be admitted or referred for specialist investigation.

Topics covered