Confidently rule out CAP in the outpatient setting
Date Added:
October 13, 2022
Journal/Publication:
The Journal of Family Practice
Publisher:
The Family Physicians Inquiries Network
Publication Date:
April 1, 2021
Issue:
3
Volume:
70
Pages:
140-142
Type:
Meta-analyses, Reviews, and Guidelines
Format:
Article
DOI (1):
10.12788/jfp.0174
PMID (1):
34314338
Abstract
A focus on specific signs and symptoms-without imaging-may rule out community-acquired pneumonia in outpatients.
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RPR Commentary
It is possible to accurately rule-out pneumonia in outpatients without a CXR. James W. Mold, MD, MPH