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'''Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.]] ; [[Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H.]]
 
==Major Points and Recommendations for Chest X Ray of Adults with Hospital-Acquired, Ventilator-Associated, and Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia  <ref name="pmid15699079">{{cite journal |author= |title=Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia |journal=[[American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine]] |volume=171 |issue=4 |pages=388–416 |year=2005 |month=February |pmid=15699079 |doi=10.1164/rccm.200405-644ST |url=http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=15699079 |accessdate=2012-09-13}}</ref>==
 
All patients should have a chest radiograph, preferably posteroanterior and lateral if not intubated, as portable chest radiographs                              have limited accuracy. The radiograph can help to define the severity of pneumonia (multilobar or not) and the presence of                              complications, such as effusions or cavitation (Level II)
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'''For Level of evidence and classes click [[ACC AHA Guidelines Classification Scheme|here]].'''
 
[[Image:Pneumonia_x-ray.jpg|thumb|left|175px|'''Pneumonia as seen on chest x-ray.'''
''A'': Normal chest x-ray. ''B'': Abnormal chest x-ray with shadowing from pneumonia in the right lung (left side of image).]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


==Overview==


==Chest X-ray==


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