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They may order a chest x-ray to see if the patient has pneumonia. Most healthcare providers don't test for M. pneumoniae infection. If they do, they'll collect a specimen and send it to a lab.
Healthcare providers also often examine the patient physically and look for signs of respiratory illness. If clinically indicated, they may order a chest X-ray to see if the patient has pneumonia.
Chest x-ray. Most people with TB disease have TB disease of the lungs. Your health care provider may use a chest x-ray to look for signs of TB disease in your lungs. Laboratory tests. Your health care provider may collect samples from you. A common sample is a sputum (phlegm) specimen to test for TB of the lungs.
Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection that often presents as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in primary and urgent care settings. It is endemic in parts of the U.S. and the world. Histoplasmosis cannot be reliably distinguished from other causes of respiratory illness by signs or symptoms alone.
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a serious lung infection that affects people with weakened immune systems. PCP is airborne, spreading person-to-person, and can cause symptoms, like fever, cough, and chest pain. Treatment for PCP must include prescription medication. PCP can cause death without treatment.
Chest auscultation may show scattered or localized rhonchi and expiratory wheezes. Chest radiograph often shows unilateral or bilateral bronchopneumonia. Younger patients may have different symptoms
For patients with pneumonia, it's often evident on chest x-ray. Radiographic findings may include lobar or interstitial infiltrates.
M. pneumoniae infections have long incubation periods (the time between first catching the bacteria and developing symptoms). Symptoms appear and worsen after a period of 1 to 4 weeks. The most common type of illness is tracheobronchitis, commonly known as a chest cold. Symptoms of a chest cold often include:
The epidemic of atypical pneumonia in Guangdong Province that we describe bears all the hallmarks of SARS (8–11). It demonstrates the typical time course of the epidemic, the preponderance of cases in urban areas, and the epidemiologic and clinical features of the disease.
A chest x-ray can confirm if someone has pneumonia. Other tests are needed to see if Legionella is causing a patient's pneumonia: Urine test. Laboratory test that involves taking one of the following samples: Sputum (phlegm) Washing from the lung