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cord-272976-pb2bjpop	Washington, Lacey	ACR Appropriateness Criteria(®) on Acute Respiratory Illness	2009-10-01		.txt	text/plain	2856	131	33	In a patient with acute respiratory illness (cough, sputum production, chest pain, and/or dyspnea), the need for chest imaging depends on the severity of illness, age of the patient, clinical history, physical and laboratory findings, and other risk factors. Chest radiographs seem warranted when one or more of the following are present: age ≥ 40; dementia; a positive physical examination; hemoptysis; associated abnormalities (leukocytosis, hypoxemia); or other risk factors, including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, or drug-induced acute respiratory failure. computed tomography (CT), depends on many factors, including the severity of the illness; the age of the patient; the presence of fever, leukocytosis, or hypoxemia; clinical history; the presence of other risk factors; and the results of physical examination. On the basis of these studies, chest radiography seems warranted in ARI when Ն1 of the following is present: age Ͼ40 years; dementia; positive results on physical examination; hemoptysis; associated abnormalities (leukocytosis, hypoxemia); or other risk factors, including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, or druginduced acute respiratory failure.	./cache/cord-272976-pb2bjpop.txt	./txt/cord-272976-pb2bjpop.txt