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==DDx==
{{ddx0|Legionnaires' disease}}
{{ddx1|Acute interstitial pneumonia}}
{{ddx1|Mycoplasma pneumonia}}
{{ddx1|Pneumococcal pneumonia}}
{{ddx1|Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia}}
{{ddx1|Pulmonary embolism}}
{{ddx1|Streptococcal pneumonia}}
{{ddx1|Viral pneumonia}}
 
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{{ddx|Legionnaires' disease}}
 
=====Clinical manifestations=====
* Adult respiratory distress syndrome
* Bronchial breath sounds
* Dry cough
* High grade fever
* Progressive dyspnea
 
=====Laboratory abnormalities=====
* Legionella urinary antigen positive
* Leukocytosis with relative lymphopenia
* Hyponatremia
* Hypophosphatemia
 
=====Radiographic features=====
* Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
* Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph
 
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{{ddx|Acute interstitial pneumonia}}
 
=====Clinical manifestations=====
* Dry cough
* Progressive dyspnea
 
=====Laboratory abnormalities=====
* Nonspecific
 
=====Radiographic features=====
* Disseminated consolidation on chest radiograph
* Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
* Increased uptake on gallium scan
 
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{{ddx|Mycoplasma pneumonia}}
 
=====Clinical manifestations=====
* Dry cough
* Pleuritic chest pain
* Bronchial breath sounds
* Inflammed, opaque, hypomobile tympanic membrane
 
=====Laboratory abnormalities=====
* Lymphocytosis
* Cold agglutinins positive
 
=====Radiographic features=====
* Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
* Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
* Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph
 
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{{ddx|Pneumococcal pneumonia}}
 
=====Clinical manifestations=====
* High grade fever
* Hemoptysis
* Fine rales
* Pleuritic chest pain
* Increased breath sounds
* Bronchial breath sounds
* Dullness on chest percussion
* Purulent sputum
* Shallow respiration
* Pectoriloquy
* Increased tactile fremitus
* Productive cough
* Egophony
 
=====Laboratory abnormalities=====
* Gram positive diplococci on sputum Gram stain
* Pleural effusion (exudative)
* Respiratory alkalosis
 
=====Radiographic features=====
* Parenchymal hyperlucency on chest radiograph
* Increased uptake on gallium scan
* Unilateral diaphragm elevation on chest radiograph
* Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
* Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph
 
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{{ddx|Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia}}
 
=====Clinical manifestations=====
* Immunosuppressive state
* Subcutaneous emphysema
* Hacking cough
* Progressive dyspnea
 
=====Laboratory abnormalities=====
* Respiratory alkalosis
* Serum beta-D-glucan elevation
 
=====Radiographic features=====
* Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
* Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph
* Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
* Pneumomediastinum on chest radiograph
 
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{{ddx|Pulmonary embolism}}
 
=====Clinical manifestations=====
* Calf pain or swelling
* Decreased pulse pressure
* Dyspnea
* Hemoptysis
* Hyperventilation
* Immobility
* Increased pulmonic component of heart sound
* Pleuritic chest pain
* Prior DVT
* Pulmonary hypertension
* Right ventricular heave
* Right-to-left shunt
* Substernal chest pain
* Tachypnea
* Thrombophlebitis
* Venous stasis
* Bone fracture
 
=====Laboratory abnormalities=====
* D-dimer elevation
* Hypocapnia
* Hypoxia
* Pleural effusion (exudative or bloody)
* Atrial fibrillation on ECG
* Right axis deviation on ECG
* Right ventricular overload on ECG
 
=====Radiographic features=====
* Normal chest radiograph
* Atelectasis on chest radiograph
* Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph
* Prominent pulmonary artery on chest radiograph
* Hampton's hump on chest radiograph
* Right ventricular enlargement on echocardiography
* Thrombus on echocardiography
* Segmental perfusion defect on lung scan
* V/Q mismatch on lung scan
 
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{{ddx|Streptococcal pneumonia}}
 
=====Clinical manifestations=====
* Pectoriloquy
* Bronchial breath sounds
* Erythema nodosum
* Purulent sputum
* Shallow respiration
* Increased tactile fremitus
* Pleuritic chest pain
* Egophony
 
=====Laboratory abnormalities=====
* Gram-positive cocci in chains on sputum Gram stain
* Respiratory alkalosis
* Pleural effusion (exudative)
 
=====Radiographic features=====
* Alveolar consolidation on chest radiograph
* Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph
* Empyema on chest radiograph
* Increased uptake on gallium scan
 
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{{ddx|Viral pneumonia}}
 
=====Clinical manifestations=====
* Pleuritic chest pain
* Bronchial breath sounds
* Recent influenza
* Fine rales
* Bronchovesicular breath sounds
 
=====Laboratory abnormalities=====
* Lymphocytosis
* Respiratory alkalosis
 
=====Radiographic features=====
* Lobar consolidation on chest radiograph
* Interstitial infiltrate on chest radiograph
 
==References==
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