Management of community acquired pneumonia by Family Physicians
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Management of community acquired pneumonia by Family Physicians
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)is a major burden on health systemwith significant mortality and morbidity. Family Physicians(FPs)can play important role. To determine management strategies and prescription of FPs regarding CAP. METHODS A multicenter cross sectional survey was done in 10 cities of Pakistan from November 2014 to January 2015. Self-administered questi...
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P is a common illness which causes significant morbidity and mortality all over the world, despite the availability of better and more potent antibiotics and improvement in supportive care. The problem increases with discrepancy in management despite the availability of guidelines for management. Pneumonia is often misdiagnosed and is commonly treated inadequately or over treated with misuse of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1681-715X
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.334.12577