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[Update on the approach to pneumonias in Primary Care]
M Carmona González1, G Rodríguez Parejo1, D Murillo García2
1Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Don Benito Oeste, Don Benito, Badajoz, España.
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma of infectious origin, with higher incidence in males, extremes of age and people with comorbidities. Clinically classified as typical and atypical, it presents different radiological patterns, where lung ultrasound is more sensitive than radiography for its diagnosis, being important the microbiological study for a directed treatment. Thus, empirical treatment of CAP should be started early, considering risk factors and adjusting according to age and weight in children, whose prevention includes pneumococcal and influenza vaccination. There are various scales for deciding hospital or ICU admission. This review provides an update on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of CAP, highlighting the most relevant aspects for its management.
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