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==Overview==
==Overview==
==Diagnostic criteria==
==Diagnostic criteria community acquired pneumonia==
Patient who has not been hospitalized or in an institutional setting for the past 2 weeks and have the following findings:
Patient who has not been hospitalized or in an institutional setting for the past 2 weeks and have the following findings:
* CXR findings of a new infiltrate. Although there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP), a new infiltrate on chest radiograph in the setting of acute respiratory complaints (e.g., cough and dyspnea) is considered highly suggestive of CAP.
* CXR findings of a new infiltrate. Although there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP), a new infiltrate on chest radiograph in the setting of acute respiratory complaints (e.g., cough and dyspnea) is considered highly suggestive of CAP.
* Atleast 2 of the four: fever, cough, dyspnea, chest pain
* Atleast 2 of the four: fever, cough, dyspnea, chest pain
==References==
==References==
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Diagnostic criteria community acquired pneumonia

Patient who has not been hospitalized or in an institutional setting for the past 2 weeks and have the following findings:

  • CXR findings of a new infiltrate. Although there is no gold standard for the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP), a new infiltrate on chest radiograph in the setting of acute respiratory complaints (e.g., cough and dyspnea) is considered highly suggestive of CAP.
  • Atleast 2 of the four: fever, cough, dyspnea, chest pain

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