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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.
Body plethysmography is only one method used to diagnose and manage respiratory diseases. Discuss all your testing options with your doctor to understand which tests are best for you. Other procedures that may be performed. Body plethysmography is a type of pulmonary (lung) function test. Your doctor will likely recommend one or more other pulmonary function tests to diagnose and monitor your respiratory disease. Pulmonary function tests include: Arterial blood gas test to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide blood levels and other factors.