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Tests and diagnosis. Shingles is usually diagnosed based on the history of pain on one side of your body, along with the telltale rash and blisters. Your doctor may also take a tissue scraping or culture of the blisters for examination in the laboratory. 1  Preparing for your appointment.2  Treatments and drugs.hingles is usually diagnosed based on the history of pain on one side of your body, along with the telltale rash and blisters. Your doctor may also take a tissue scraping or culture of the blisters for examination in the laboratory. 1  Preparing for your appointment. 2  Treatments and drugs.
Your doctor will usually diagnose pneumonia with: 1  Your medical history. 2  A physical exam. 3  A chest X-ray, which is almost always done to check for changes in the lungs that may mean pneumonia and to look for other causes of your symptoms. A chest X-ray, which is almost always done to check for changes in the lungs that may mean pneumonia and to look for other causes of your symptoms. 2  But an X-ray does not always show whether you have pneumonia, especially if it is done when you first get sick. 3  In some cases, the X-ray results may: