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Community-acquired pneumonia. a plan for implementing national guidelines at the local hospital level
Nutrition Research 23 (2003) 1739 –1739
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Community-acquired Pneumonia. A Plan for Implementing National Guidelines at the Local Hospital Level Julio Ramirez; Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 63 pages, 2003. ISBN 07817-4483-0. Respiratory infection is a leading cause of death particularly among the elderly. This highly readable small book outlines the process for implementation of national guidelines in a local practice, the basis of clinical diagnosis of pneumonia, need for hospitalization, isolation, laboratory workup, therapy and indications for discharge from hospital. There is a chapter on prevention. Some aspects of the book would be of relevance to physicians who work with immunologically compromised malnourished patients in the hospital setting. R. K. Chandra, MD St. John’s, PO Box 21272, NL A1A 5B2, Canada E-mail address: [email protected] Tel.: ⫹1-709-753-6655; fax: ⫹1-709-753-3322. doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2003.08.006
0271-5317/03/$ – see front matter © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2003.08.006
Book reviews
www.elsevier.com/locate/nutres
Community-acquired Pneumonia. A Plan for Implementing National Guidelines at the Local Hospital Level Julio Ramirez; Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 63 pages, 2003. ISBN 07817-4483-0. Respiratory infection is a leading cause of death particularly among the elderly. This highly readable small book outlines the process for implementation of national guidelines in a local practice, the basis of clinical diagnosis of pneumonia, need for hospitalization, isolation, laboratory workup, therapy and indications for discharge from hospital. There is a chapter on prevention. Some aspects of the book would be of relevance to physicians who work with immunologically compromised malnourished patients in the hospital setting. R. K. Chandra, MD St. John’s, PO Box 21272, NL A1A 5B2, Canada E-mail address: [email protected] Tel.: ⫹1-709-753-6655; fax: ⫹1-709-753-3322. doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2003.08.006
0271-5317/03/$ – see front matter © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2003.08.006