Community Acquired Pneumonia 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