A 61-year-old with community-acquired pneumonia is clinically stable after 3 days of therapy (afebrile, HR 84, RR 16, SpO2 95% RA, eating). How long s...

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A 61-year-old with community-acquired pneumonia is clinically stable after 3 days of therapy (afebrile, HR 84, RR 16, SpO2 95% RA, eating). How long should antibiotic therapy continue if no complications?

Accepted Answer

Continue until CXR clears

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Total 3 days

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Total 5 days minimum, with clinical stability

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Total 7-10 days mandatory

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Until CRP normalizes

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

A 61-year-old with community-acquired pneumonia is clinically stable after 3 days of therapy (afebrile, HR 84, RR 16, SpO2 95% RA, eating). How long should antibiotic therapy continue if no complications?