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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Diagnostic criteria== | ==Diagnostic criteria community acquired pneumonia== | ||
Patient who has not been hospitalized or in an institutional setting for the past 2 weeks and have the following findings: | Patient who has not been hospitalized or in an institutional setting for the past 2 weeks and have the following findings: | ||
* CXR findings of a new infiltrate. Although there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP), a new infiltrate on chest radiograph in the setting of acute respiratory complaints (e.g., cough and dyspnea) is considered highly suggestive of CAP. | * CXR findings of a new infiltrate. Although there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP), a new infiltrate on chest radiograph in the setting of acute respiratory complaints (e.g., cough and dyspnea) is considered highly suggestive of CAP. | ||
* Atleast 2 of the four: fever, cough, dyspnea, chest pain | * Atleast 2 of the four: fever, cough, dyspnea, chest pain | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 16:45, 5 September 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Diagnostic criteria community acquired pneumonia
Patient who has not been hospitalized or in an institutional setting for the past 2 weeks and have the following findings:
- CXR findings of a new infiltrate. Although there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP), a new infiltrate on chest radiograph in the setting of acute respiratory complaints (e.g., cough and dyspnea) is considered highly suggestive of CAP.
- Atleast 2 of the four: fever, cough, dyspnea, chest pain