Summary
Definição
História e exame físico
Principais fatores diagnósticos
- presença de fatores de risco
- tosse
- dispneia
Outros fatores diagnósticos
- febre
- dor torácica pleurítica
- taquipneia
- hálito com odor desagradável
- crepitações
- expectoração espumosa ou purulenta
- história de vômito
Fatores de risco
- quimiorradiação para neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço
- estado mental alterado
- disfunção da deglutição
- doença gastrointestinal
- intubação ou tubo de traqueostomia
- idade avançada
- higiene bucal ineficiente
- tubo de alimentação
- posição de decúbito
Investigações diagnósticas
Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas
- saturação de O2
- radiografia torácica
- Hemograma completo
- coloração de Gram de expectoração
- cultura de escarro
Investigações a serem consideradas
- ultrassonografia do pulmão no local de atendimento
- gasometria arterial
- broncoscopia
Algoritmo de tratamento
todos os pacientes
Contributors
Authors
Michael J. Lanspa, MD, MS
Adjunct Associate Professor
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Intermountain Medical Center
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
UT
Disclosures
MJL declares that he has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Dr Michael J. Lanspa would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Richard Kanner and Dr Krishna Sundar, previous contributors to this topic. DK and KS declares that they have no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Toby Maher, MB, PhD, MRCP
Consultant Respiratory Physician
Department of Respiratory Medicine
Royal Brompton Hospital
London
UK
Disclosures
TM has received research funding from the Wellcome Trust and GlaxoSmithKline. He has acted as a paid consultant to GSK, Actelion, and Respironies.
Feras Hawari, MD
Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care
King Hussein Cancer Center
Amman
Jordan
Disclosures
FH declares that he has no competing interests.
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Disclosures
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References
Key articles
Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. An official clinical practice guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Oct 1;200(7):e45-e67.Full text Abstract
American Society of Anesthesiologists. Practice guidelines for preoperative fasting and the use of pharmacologic agents to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration: application to healthy patients undergoing elective procedures: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration. Anesthesiology. 2017 Mar;126(3):376-93.Full text Abstract
Kalil AC, Metersky ML, Klompas M, et al. Management of adults with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: 2016 clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 1;63(5):e61-e111.Full text Abstract
Reference articles
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