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Pneumonia, Community-Acquired — Outpatient Diagnostic Testing — Clinical Pathway: All Settings

Community Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Pathway — All Settings

Outpatient Diagnostic Testing

Recommended

Consider CXR if diagnosis uncertain

Routine CXRs are not necessary to confirm the diagnosis of suspected community-acquired pneumonia in healthy children with mild disease. CXR findings do not consistently alter patient management and they do not differentiate viral from bacterial etiology. Typical findings may be absent in early disease or in patients with significant dehydration.

Not recommended

  • CBC
  • CRP
  • ESR
  • RRP
  • Blood Culture

 

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