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This document discusses the case of a 55-year-old male executive who was admitted to the hospital due to a stroke and has since developed a fever and cough. On physical exam he had a temperature of 38.5 C and rhonchi in the right upper lung. A chest x-ray showed normal findings. The differential diagnosis includes consolidation, atelectasis, and pleural effusion. The clinical impression is consolidation of the right upper lobe secondary to bacterial pneumonia. The patient is started on intravenous antibioti
- Author
- Elaine Marie Tan
- Language
- EN