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Diagnosing aspiration pneumonia. Diagnosis is based on clinical signs and symptoms of pneumonia when risk factors and history are consistent with the likelihood of aspiration. Testing usually includes O2 sat, chest X-ray (CXR), complete blood count (CBC), sputum Gram stain, and sputum culture.
Chest x-ray is usually the first test done to try to find out what is causing symptoms like a cough and shortness of breath. Doctors use chest x-ray to look for any lung tumours. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest is a common test used to check for lung metastases.