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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/ed-workflowdiagrams.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Figure-4
Key
RN=registered nurse
EMS=emergency medical services
CAP=community-acquired pneumonia
ICU … +/-
Confusion2 BUN
Key
RN=registered nurse
EMS=emergency medical services
CAP=community-acquired pneumonia … BUN
CURB-65
Tool3
Key
RN=registered nurse
EMS=emergency medical services
CAP=community-acquired pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/intramuscular-injections.html
September 01, 2021 - outlines steps to safely and correctly administer an intramuscular injection, like the COVID-19, flu, pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/overview-off-ventilator-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Clinical and economic consequences of ventilator–associated pneumonia: a systematic review. … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Clinical and economic consequences of ventilator–associated pneumonia: a systematic review. … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/sustain-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Consider prioritizing
guidelines related to the diagnosis and treatment
of community-acquired pneumonia … , hospital-
acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated
pneumonia, urinary tract infections, skin and … For example, the
routine addition of quinolones to beta-lactams for
hospital-acquired pneumonia may … For
example, that reducing antibiotic duration from 14
days to 7 days for hospital-acquired pneumonia … an example of a stewardship intervention to
reduce the duration of therapy for community-
acquired pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/patient-safety-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - He was
initiated on piperacillin/tazobactam for presumed
aspiration pneumonia. … However, his lack of
purulent sputum and fevers makes pneumonia unlikely. … Aspiration pneumonitis is an acute chemical lung injury
caused by inhalation of gastric contents. … A portion of patients with aspiration events (about
25%) develop bacterial pneumonia in the ensuing … It is
unlikely for pneumonia to improve so rapidly, making
aspiration pneumonitis much more likely.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/monitoring-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Impact of Mechanical Ventilation
Say:
Historically, ventilator-associated pneumonia, or … Five to 10 percent of ventilated patients suffer from some type of VAC, typically attributable to pneumonia … Ask:
So, the first question you might ask is, "How should you define ventilator-associated pneumonia … Even clinicians have a lot of disagreement at the bedside over who does and does not have a pneumonia … Often, this combination would indicate a pneumonia, and an initial reaction would be to prescribe broad
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P3T7-Sample_Pocket_Card_Short_Version_Phase_3.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 3 - Sample Pocket Card Short Version (Use Avery #5302 tent cards)
Antibiogram for MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY
[Name of Nursing Home/Name of Laboratory]
Gram Negative
Escherichia coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Proteus mirabilis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
No. of isolates†
65
24*
13*
…
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www.ahrq.gov/tools/index.html
December 01, 2015 - Date Published: April 2017
Setting of Care: Hospital
Community-Acquired Pneumonia … Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit
The Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Patient … informaticians in primary care and other ambulatory settings implement and adopt the community-acquired pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/hrccdocumentationhandout_0.pdf
June 02, 2025 - High-Risk Change in Condition and Documentation Elements
Documentation Element
CHF/Chest
Pain/MI
Pneumonia … distracted or not attending
activities
1
Documentation Element
CHF/Chest
Pain/MI
Pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/monitoring-vae-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Slide 3
Impact of Mechanical Ventilation
SAY:
Historically, ventilator-associated pneumonia, or VAP … Five to 10 percent of ventilated patients suffer from some type of VAC, typically attributable to pneumonia … ASK:
So, the first question you might ask is, "How should you define ventilator-associated pneumonia? … Even clinicians have a lot of disagreement at the bedside over who does and does not have a pneumonia … Often, this combination would indicate a pneumonia, and an initial reaction would be to prescribe broad
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/tool.html
January 01, 2017 - infection-related ventilator associated complication (IVAC) events, and possible ventilator-associated pneumonia … complications events, excluding PVAP
________ PVAP
Total number of possible ventilator-associated pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html?page=0
December 01, 2015 - Date Published: April 2017
Setting of Care: Hospital
Community-Acquired Pneumonia … Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit
The Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Patient … informaticians in primary care and other ambulatory settings implement and adopt the community-acquired pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html
December 01, 2015 - Date Published: April 2017
Setting of Care: Hospital
Community-Acquired Pneumonia … Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit
The Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Patient … informaticians in primary care and other ambulatory settings implement and adopt the community-acquired pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/timeline.docx
September 01, 2022 - The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Presentation and facilitator guide … Discussion guide: Community-Acquired Pneumonia
One-page document: Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Patient … handout: Pneumonia (English and Spanish)
Review the presentation with the practice.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/vae-tool.docx
January 01, 2017 - infection-related ventilator associated complication (IVAC) events, and possible ventilator-associated pneumonia … complications events, excluding PVAP
________
PVAP
Total number of possible ventilator-associated pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/index.html
August 01, 2017 - Such complications include ventilator-associated pneumonia, which affects as many as 20 percent of patients … CUSP principles to reduce complications from mechanical ventilation, including ventilator-associated pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/pc-workflowdiagrams.pdf
January 01, 2018 - department
MA=medical assistant
RR=respiratory rate
EMS=emergency medical services
CAP=community-acquired pneumonia … department
MA=medical assistant
RR=respiratory rate
EMS=emergency medical services
CAP=community-acquired pneumonia … department
MA=medical assistant
RR=respiratory rate
EMS=emergency medical services
CAP=community-acquired pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - confirmed influenza should not be treated with antibiotics unless there is concern for a bacterial pneumonia … exam in patients with suspected influenza can be helpful to clarify whether the patient has bacterial pneumonia … process, focal findings—rhonchi, crackles, or decreased breath sounds—may indicate a lobar bacterial pneumonia … In addition, a small subset of patients may develop a secondary bacterial pneumonia after presenting … These symptoms may be signs of complications from influenza, such as a secondary bacterial pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-dailycare-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Strategies to prevent
venpneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Strategies to prevent
venlator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Strategies to prevent
venpneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … Strategies to prevent
ven=lator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014
update. … Strategies to prevent
venlator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014
update.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool-30day.html
March 01, 2013 - readmission is the number of readmissions (following discharge for heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia … readmission is the number of readmissions (following discharge for heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia … readmission rate results for small hospitals or hospitals with few heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia