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Community-acquired pneumonia

Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Differential diagnosis

Think about other causes of breathlessness. 
Common causes include b
  • asthma
  • heart failure
  • COPD
  • arrhythmia
  • interstitial lung disease
  • anaemia
 

Why?

Asthma and heart failure are common causes of dyspnoea

causes of dyspnoea b %
asthma  33%
heart failure  31%
COPD  9%
arrhythmia  7%
infection  5%
interstitial lung disease  4%
anaemia  2%
PE  2%

 

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   M   Kamei
CAT Writers   C   Ball , CJ   Wotton , B   Phillips