Pneumonia

Is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli.

Cough (with some pneumonias you may cough up greenish or yellow mucus, or even bloody mucus)
Fever, which may be mild or high.
Shaking chills.
Shortness of breath, which may only occur when you climb stairs.

General practitioner appointment or Pediatrician appointment
Complete blood count
Urinalysis
Blood test:
- Total protein
- Albumen
- Sialic acid
- Fibrinogen
- Sialic acid
- Haptoglobin
- Seromucoid
- C-reactive protein
- Coagulation (all positions)
Immunology test:
- Lymphocyte subsets
- Immunoglobulin M (IgM), Immunolobulin G (IgG)
- Complement components
Chest X-ray
Peakflowmetry, spirometry
Sputum examination for tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Sputum clinical examination
Sputum cytology
Sputum culture, sensitivity test