Generally ill patient often with tachypnoea420/min
and tachycardia4120/min and symptoms such as:
fever, cough, newly expressed fatigue, and lateralized
breath pain.
Common clinical findings: focally depressed or
altered breathing sounds (crackles or wheezes) or
dullness to percussion.[19]
The aims of the present study were to investigate the
diagnostic value of different clinical and laboratory
assessments used in general practice when suspecting
pneumonia. Specifically we aimed to explore the association
between the doctor’s degree of suspicion and
CXR result and to evaluate whether or not pulmonary
chest radiography should be used routinely in primary
care, when CXR is available.