Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP)

This episode of the SOS AMS podcast focuses on the diagnosis and management of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). Our hosts discuss the pathogenesis, microbiology, and treatment of HAP, with a brief discussion of when we would empirically cover MRSA as opposed to just MSSA. They then apply the principles discussed to a patient case, going from differential diagnosis to management. Check out the clinical decision-making matrix for a summary of our top 3 differential diagnoses, as well as the relevant references at the provided hyperlinks.

 

The learning objectives for this podcast are as follows:

1. Rationalize antimicrobial selection for HAP using knowledge of the commonly implicated pathogens.
2. Discern when MRSA coverage may be needed empirically. 
3. Recognize when oral stepdown may be appropriate. 
4. Apply knowledge of HAP to diagnose and manage a patient with new onset respiratory symptoms in hospital.

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