Outpatient Community-Acquired Pneumonia GUIDELINES Pocketcard

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GUIDELINES Pocketcards™ are multi-fold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practicing clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students.^{1, 2}

The Outpatient Community-Acquired Pneumonia GUIDELINES Pocketcard™ is endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS), and is based on the latest IDSA/ATS guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains screening, severity assessment instruments, diagnostic and treatment recommendations, an initial management algorithm, drug therapy and dosing information. The Outpatient Community-Acquired Pneumonia GUIDELINES Pocketcard™ provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including:

• Key Points
• Diagnostic and Management Criteria
• Disease Assessment
• Severity Criteria
• Initial Management Algorithm
• Initial Empirical Antibiotic Therapy
• Recommended Antimicrobials
• Current Medication Tables with Brand and Generic Names
• Detailed Drug Information: Strengths, Formulations, Comments

Applications: point-of-care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, clinical research.

¹2007 PDR Physician Survey
²VA-HHS national guidelines attribute preference survey