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Investigations pulse oximetry c  blood count c  urea, electrolytes and creatinine a   glucose a  creatine kinase c  blood culture c   sputum Gram stain d  and culture c  serology if atypical organisms are suspected a influenza A and B Coxiella burnetti Chlamydia psittaci Mycoplasma pneumoniae Legionalla pneumophila urine for Legionella antigen c  arterial blood gas a  chest x-ray  a Look for a lobar infiltrate c  pleural effusion a  Consider pneumococcal PCR c broncheoalveolar lavage a  if the diagnosis remains uncertain.

Expiry date: July 2003
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