A 59-year-old with severe CAP is intubated. Which adjunct is recommended for all patients?...

Question

A 59-year-old with severe CAP is intubated. Which adjunct is recommended for all patients?

Accepted Answer

Obtain blood cultures and start appropriate empiric antibiotics promptly

Answer

Routine corticosteroids for all severe CAP

Answer

Procalcitonin to decide on initial therapy

Answer

Delay antibiotics until sputum Gram stain

Answer

Aerosolized antibiotics first

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Severe)