What specific findings should mandate treatment and encourage the patient to embark on a course of antimicrobial therapy? How should this multi-factorial analysis evolve and how should the patient be engaged in the decision-making process?

What specific findings should mandate treatment and encourage the patient to embark on a course of antimicrobial therapy? How should this multi-factorial analysis evolve and how should the patient be engaged in the decision-making process?

What specific findings should mandate treatment and encourage the patient to embark on a course of antimicrobial therapy? How should this multi-factorial analysis evolve and how should the patient be engaged in the decision-making process?


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CMEducation Resources IQ&A Cardiovascular Intelligence Zone | NTM-Pulmonary Infection Intelligence Zone

Presenter

Stephen Ruoss, MD

Stephen Ruoss, MD

Clinical Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division
Department of Medicine
Medical Director, Stanford Medical Center Respiratory Care Services, Stanford Medical Center
Medical Director, Stanford Medical Center Transfer Center,
Stanford Univer