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Approach to Respiratory Tract Infections in Clinical Practice
Community-acquired Pneumonia

Comprehensive Guide on Community-acquired Pneumonia

ABOUT the BOOK

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a leading cause of death among infectious diseases, imposes a heavy burden on the health caresystem globally. The high prevalence rates, changing landscape of etiological agents, emergence of drug-resistant pneumo cocci and other drug-resistant bacteria, limited availability of diagnostic testing facilities in resource poor settings, have all thrown up challenges in managing CAP in community settings. This book will serve as a valuable companion while managing CAP in clinical practice.

Focuses on challenges in managing CAP

Evidence based recommendations for management of disease

Prevention strategies for CAP

FEATURES OF THE BOOK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Definition and classification of pneumonia

Section 1:

Understanding pneumonias

Section 2:

Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia

• Epidemiology - Global and Indian scenario

Section 5:

Evidence-based approach to diagnosis

• Diagnosis of CAP - An overview
• Medical history
• Physical examination
• Imaging
• Laboratory tests
• Etiological or microbiological testing
• Differential diagnosis
• Non-resolving pneumonia
• Recurrent CAP

Section 3:

Community-acquired pneumonia - Etiology and risk factors

• Etiology of CAP
• Risk factors
• Medico
• Viral pneumonia
• Pathogenetic factors for pneumococcal pneumonia
• Pneumonia due to atypical organisms
• CAP due to tuberculosis bacteria
• Pathophysiology of pneumonia

Section 4:

Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia

• Clinical presentation of CAP
• Complications of CAP

Section 6:

Evidence-based approach to diagnosis

• Severity assessment and risk stratification for deciding point-of-care
• Supportive care for CAP
• Antibiotic therapy for CAP
• Managing CAP in the COVID-19 era
• Management of tuberculosis pneumonia

Section 7:

Approach to CAP in different patient populations

• Pneumonia in special populations

Section 8:

Antimicrobial resistance in the management of CAP

• Pneumonia in special populations
• The challenge of AMR in CAP
• Addressing AMR in CAP

Section 9:

Prevention strategies

• Primary prevention of pneumonia

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Pralhad Prabhudesai is an eminent Consultant Chest Physician and Bronchoscopist at Lilavati Hospital and Research Center and at GuruNanak Hospital, Mumbai.His Om Clinic at Goregaon West is a complete chest clinic, where he has been in practice for over 25 years. Over the last decade he has emphasized much over rehabilitation and has set up the Pratibha Prabhakar Rehab Centre, close to his clinic. The Rehab clinic has beendoing a commendable work, both at national and international level indriving home the concept of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.He obtained his medical graduation and later MD in Chest Medicineand Tuberculosis from University of Bombay, with extensive training at B.Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai. He also completed his DNB in Respiratory Diseases in National Board of Examination. He was lecturer at B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Seth G.S Medical College, and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai. He is also Ex-assistant Hon. Physician at Bhabha Municipal Hospital, Bandra (W).

Dr. Pralhad Prabhudesai