A 58-year-old man with community-acquired pneumonia is admitted with confusion, tachypnea (RR 32), hypotension requiring fluids, multilobar infiltrate...

Question

A 58-year-old man with community-acquired pneumonia is admitted with confusion, tachypnea (RR 32), hypotension requiring fluids, multilobar infiltrates, and PaO₂/FiO₂ 240. Which statement about adjunctive corticosteroids is correct?

Accepted Answer

Recommended in severe bacterial CAP to reduce mortality and time to stability

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Strongly recommended for all hospitalized CAP patients

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Recommended only if influenza is suspected

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Not routinely recommended in non-severe CAP

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Recommended in aspiration pneumonitis

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Severe CAP

A 58-year-old man with community-acquired pneumonia is admitted with confusion, tachypnea (RR 32), hypotension requiring fluids, multilobar infiltrates, and PaO₂/FiO₂ 240. Which statement about adjunctive corticosteroids is correct?