Question

question 75 1 pts mike is a 56 y/o male who lives in an abandoned building. with about 40 other street people. he comes to the clinic with a social worker who describes his symptoms as: a cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, fever and tachypnea. your physical exam notes that he has some consolidation in the lower lobes with an audible friction rub. the most likely diagnosis for this man would be: copd asthma community acquired pneumonia (cap) bronchitis

Explanation:

Cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, fever, tachypnea and lower - lobe consolidation with friction rub are typical symptoms of community - acquired pneumonia. COPD usually has a long - term history of progressive dyspnea and chronic cough. Asthma is characterized by episodic wheezing, shortness of breath, etc. Bronchitis mainly presents with cough and sputum production without significant consolidation and pleuritic features.

Answer:

C. Community Acquired pneumonia (CAP)