NURSING 633 Week 2 – Pulmonary

A young adult, previously healthy clinic patient has symptoms of pneumonia including high fever and cough. Auscultation reveals rales in the left lower lobe. A chest radiograph is normal. The patient is unable to expectorate sputum. Which treatment is recommended for this patient? Empiric treatment with a macrolide antibiotic A 22 year old tall, thin and athletic man comes into your primary care clinic complaining of pain with breathing and progressively worsening shortness of breath. In o...