Author Question: What finding is usually used to confirm the diagnosis of pneumonia? a. Development of central ... (Read 15 times)

schs14 · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

What finding is usually used to confirm the diagnosis of pneumonia?

a. Development of central cyanosis
b. New cough or new characteristic to the cough
c. New fever
d. New infiltrate on chest radiograph

Question 2

Which of the following clinical conditions are often associated with a normal chest radiograph in the patient with pneumonia?

1. Dehydration
2. Early infection
3. Klebsiella pneumonia
4. Pneumocystis jiroveci infection
a. 1, 2, and 4 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 only
d. 3 and 4 only

kjo;oj · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
In patients with a compatible clinical syndrome, the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia is established by the presence of a new pulmonary infiltrate on the chest radiograph.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
A normal chest x-ray film does not exclude the diagnosis of pneumonia. The chest radiograph may be normal in patients with early infection, dehydration, or P. jiroveci infection.