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Lungs

Respiratory system

Pneumonia - viral

• Cough
• Headache
• Muscular stiffness and aching
• Shortness of breath
• Fever
• Chills
• Sweating
• Fatigue
• Sore throat

• Clammy skin
• Nausea and vomiting
• Joint stiffness

• Sputum culture
• Blood tests for antibodies to specific viruses
• Chest x-ray
• Bronchoscopy
• Open lung biopsy (only done in very serious illnesses when the diagnosis cannot be made from other sources)

Review Date: 07/28/2006
Reviewed By: Charlotte Grayson, MD, Private Practice specializing in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Smyrna, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.