Empyema - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best Practice
2024年3月7日 · Empyema is defined as the presence of pus in the pleural space. Risk factors include pneumonia, iatrogenic intervention in the pleural space, diabetes, and alcohol abuse. …
Pleural effusion - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best …
2024年8月6日 · Pleural effusion presents with breathlessness, cough, and pleuritic chest pain. Diagnosis involves chest x-ray and ultrasound. Treatment depends on the underlying cause.
Atypical pneumonia - Complications | BMJ Best Practice
Pleural/parapneumonic effusion is an accumulation of fluid and inflammatory cells caused by adjacent lung infection or due to invasion of the pleural space by the pathogen. [94] Light RW. …
Empyema - References | BMJ Best Practice US
Empyema is defined as the presence of pus in the pleural space. Risk factors include pneumonia, iatrogenic intervention in the pleural space, diabetes, and alcohol abuse. In patients with …
Legionella infection - BMJ Best Practice
2024年5月10日 · Definitive diagnosis is made with a positive laboratory test. First-line treatment is with a fluoroquinolone or a newer-generation macrolide. Complications are the same as those …
Community-acquired pneumonia in children - BMJ Best Practice
2024年10月29日 · Complicated pneumonia is defined as pulmonary parenchymal infection that is complicated by parapneumonic effusions, multilobar disease, abscesses or cavities, …
Community-acquired pneumonia in adults (non Covid-19) - BMJ …
Pleural effusion is considered to be an indicator of pneumonia severity and is clearly associated with an increased risk of treatment failure. [18] Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, et al. …
Pleural effusion - References | BMJ Best Practice US
Pleural effusion predominantly presents with breathlessness, but cough and pleuritic chest pain can be a feature. The etiology of the pleural effusion determines other signs and symptoms. …
Community-acquired pneumonia in adults (non COVID-19) - BMJ …
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) typically presents with symptoms and signs consistent with a lower respiratory tract infection (i.e., cough, dyspnoea, pleuritic chest pain, …
Community-acquired pneumonia in adults (non COVID-19) - BMJ …
Local (e.g., parapneumonic effusion, empyema, lung abscess) or distant (e.g., metastatic infection, septicaemia, phlebitis at intravenous cannula site) complications of CAP