Question

A diagnostic sign of typical pneumonia is consolidation which

A diagnostic sign of typical pneumonia is consolidation which

is fluid rather than air in the alveoli and appears as a clear region on a chest X-ray.

is a granuloma walling off infected phagocytes in the lungs.

appears as a white or hazy opaque region on a chest X-ray

is a granuloma walling off infected phagocytes in the lungs and appears as a clear region on a chest X-ray.

is fluid rather than air in the alveoli.

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Answer 1

• Appears as a white or hazy opaque region on a chest X-ray.
• Pneumonia is infected  by microorganisms such as Streptococcus pneumoniae etc.
• Pneumonia can be characterised by various symptoms such as chest pain, cough, fever, etc.
• But diagnostic sign of typical pneumonia is consolidation of white and hazy opaque region on a chest X-ray.