Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia – ICST

Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia

The aim of this National Welsh Standard is to ensure we are checking the diagnosis, assessing severity and considering co-morbidities when a patient presents to hospital with suspected Community Acquired Pneumonia, before initiating the most effective antibiotic therapy.

Check out the All Wales guideline, TV show and tutorials on the hospital management of community acquired pneumonia. When you are ready, navigate to the assessment to achieve the certificate against the National Welsh Standard (NWS).

Tutorials

Assessment of suspected Community Acquired Pneumonia

New consolidation on a chest x-ray

Assessing severity using the CURB65 score

1st line, 2nd line and 3rd line antibiotic options

A sufficient course of antibiotics

Guidelines

All-Wales Secondary Care Community Acquired Pneumonia Guideline

Assessments

Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia

45-minute case-based assessment

25 multiple choice questions

80% pass mark (20 out of 25)

Unlimited retakes

On successful completion, your certificate will appear under this tab.

Undertake Assessment

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