LEADER 03053cam 22005774a 4500001 ocm57626140 003 OCoLC 005 20201209160554.0 006 m d f 007 cr c|||||||||| 008 050112s2002 mdu ob f000 0 eng 016 7 101238270 |2DNLM 029 0 NLM |b101238270 040 NLM |cNLM |dOCLCQ |dGPO |dMvI 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 049 ERE# 060 10 WC 202 074 0491-B-35 (online) 086 0 HE 20.6512/10:P 74 100 1 Stanton, Mark W. |=^A789300 245 10 Improving treatment decisions for patients with community-acquired pneumonia / |cauthor, Mark W. Stanton. 260 Rockville, Md. : |bAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality, |c[2002] 300 11 p. ; |bdigital, PDF file 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 490 1 Research in action ; |vissue #7 490 1 AHRQ pub. ; |vno. 02-0033 538 Mode of access: Internet from the AHRQ web site. Address as of 3/7/08: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pneumonia/pneumonria.pdf; current access available via PURL. 500 Title from PDF caption (viewed Mar. 7, 2008). 500 "July 2002." 500 GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). 504 Includes bibliographical references. 520 This report describes two tools developed by AHRQ-funded research that help assess the need for hospitalization. The first tool is the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI). The second tool is an instrument that enables clinicians to determine whether a hospitalized pneumonia patient is medically stable before being discharged. This report also discusses the importance of early administration of antibiotic therapy and the effectiveness of older, proven, yet inexpensive antibiotics compared with those used in the outpatient treatment of patients with CAP. 650 0 Pneumonia |xTreatment |zUnited States. |=^A9109 650 0 Community-acquired infections |xTreatment |zUnited States. |=^A876771 650 12 Pneumonia |xdiagnosis |zUnited States. |=^A1203699 650 12 Pneumonia |xdrug therapy |zUnited States. |=^A1336762 650 22 Ambulatory Care |xutilization |zUnited States. |=^A922516 650 22 Anti-Bacterial Agents |xtherapeutic use |zUnited States. |=^A938929 650 22 Community-Acquired Infections |xdrug therapy |zUnited States. |=^A936100 650 22 Severity of Illness Index |zUnited States. |=^A931823 710 1 United States. |bAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality. |=^A457038 830 0 Research in action (United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) ; |vissue #7. |=^A789298 830 0 AHRQ publication ; |vno. 02-0033. |=^A457037 856 40 |uhttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS91806 949 Click on web address |wasis |hjoyner94 596 1 998 1435530