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Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Jorge Alberto Carrillo-Bayona, MD
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Terminology
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Top Differential Diagnoses
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TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)
HAP requiring mechanical ventilation (V-HAP)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
Synonyms
Nosocomial pneumonia (includes HAP and VAP)
Definitions
HAP
Infection acquired after at least 48 hours of hospitalization
VAP
Subcategory of HAP that occurs in patients who have been mechanically ventilated for > 48 hours
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
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Selected References
Koulenti D et al: Nosocomial pneumonia diagnosis revisited. Curr Opin Crit Care. 26(5):442-9, 2020
Vallecoccia MS et al: Is ventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia a worse entity than ventilator-associated pneumonia? Eur Respir Rev. 29(157), 2020
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)
HAP requiring mechanical ventilation (V-HAP)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
Synonyms
Nosocomial pneumonia (includes HAP and VAP)
Definitions
HAP
Infection acquired after at least 48 hours of hospitalization
VAP
Subcategory of HAP that occurs in patients who have been mechanically ventilated for > 48 hours
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Selected References
Koulenti D et al: Nosocomial pneumonia diagnosis revisited. Curr Opin Crit Care. 26(5):442-9, 2020
Vallecoccia MS et al: Is ventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia a worse entity than ventilator-associated pneumonia? Eur Respir Rev. 29(157), 2020
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