Management of Common Infections Beyond Urinary Tract Infections (Part 2)
Management of Common Infections Beyond Urinary Tract Infections (Part 2) is organized by AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term care Medicine.
Activity Created: 3/2021
Credits Available Until 3/2024
Description:
This session will use a didactic presentation with a case-based discussion and audience response to provide clinical updates on the management of common infections. The session will review the clinical presentations of pneumonia and focus on practical strategies for the early diagnosis of sepsis in the PALTC setting. It will discuss the available diagnostic tests for pneumonia and their pitfalls, review the available evidence for pneumonia treatment, and provide an overview of tools for sepsis—including how to manage a resident with sepsis while waiting for transfer to the hospital.
Learning Objectives:
• Describe various clinical presentations of pneumonia and sepsis in the PALTC setting.
• Discuss the diagnostic challenges for pneumonia and early recognition of sepsis.
• Describe the updated treatment for pneumonia.
• Discuss the benefits and limitations of currently available early recognition tools for sepsis and review currently available algorithms for diagnosis and management.