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| *Abnormalities in the [[chest X-ray]] are usually inspecific and are not useful for the diagnosis of bronchiolitis.<ref name="pmid17015575">{{cite journal| author=American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis| title=Diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis. | journal=Pediatrics | year= 2006 | volume= 118 | issue= 4 | pages= 1774-93 | pmid=17015575 | doi=10.1542/peds.2006-2223 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17015575 }} </ref>
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| *[[Chest X-ray]] has been proved inefficient for differentiating bronchiolitis from other lower respiratory tract infections.<ref name="pmid14757603">{{cite journal| author=Bordley WC, Viswanathan M, King VJ, Sutton SF, Jackman AM, Sterling L et al.| title=Diagnosis and testing in bronchiolitis: a systematic review. | journal=Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med | year= 2004 | volume= 158 | issue= 2 | pages= 119-26 | pmid=14757603 | doi=10.1001/archpedi.158.2.119 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14757603 }} </ref>
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| *The presence of [[atelectasis]] and consolidations have been studied for the assessment of severity, however, there is no evidence of a clear correlation.<ref name="pmid17015575">{{cite journal| author=American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis| title=Diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis. | journal=Pediatrics | year= 2006 | volume= 118 | issue= 4 | pages= 1774-93 | pmid=17015575 | doi=10.1542/peds.2006-2223 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17015575 }} </ref>
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| *[[Chest X-ray]] may be used in hospitalized patients in when no clinical improvement is observed to rule out other suspected diagnosis such as [[pneumonia]].<ref name="pmid17015575">{{cite journal| author=American Academy of Pediatrics Subcommittee on Diagnosis and Management of Bronchiolitis| title=Diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis. | journal=Pediatrics | year= 2006 | volume= 118 | issue= 4 | pages= 1774-93 | pmid=17015575 | doi=10.1542/peds.2006-2223 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17015575 }} </ref>
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| *The routine use of [[chest X-ray]] should be avoided as there is no evidence supporting its benefit in the diagnosis of bronchiolitis and have been associated with higher rates of unnecessary [[antibiotic]] use.<ref name="pmid14757603">{{cite journal| author=Bordley WC, Viswanathan M, King VJ, Sutton SF, Jackman AM, Sterling L et al.| title=Diagnosis and testing in bronchiolitis: a systematic review. | journal=Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med | year= 2004 | volume= 158 | issue= 2 | pages= 119-26 | pmid=14757603 | doi=10.1001/archpedi.158.2.119 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14757603 }} </ref>
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| ==Chest X Ray== | | ==Chest X Ray== |
