Respiratory Tract Infections

Respiratory Tract Infections

In this course you will learn about respiratory tract infections:

• Influenza vs common cold; signs and symptoms, management and treatment.
• Sinusitis; bacterial vs viral, signs and symptoms, management and treatment.
• Community-acquired pneumonia, risk factors, signs and symptoms, management and treatment.

Stay tuned and get excited!

• The course content was revised and approved by the scientific office of TPP.

References:

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4. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/flu-the-basics?search=influenza&topicRef=4010&source=see_link
5. BCPS material for infectious disease
   Respiratory Tract Infections
   Uyeki TM, Bernstein HH, Bradley JS, et al.
   Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2018 update on diagnosis, treatment, chemoprophylaxis, and institutional outbreak management of seasonal influenza.
   Clin Infect Dis 2019;68:895-902.
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