RT Book, Section
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A1 Smith, Mindy A.
A1 Chumley, Heidi S.
A1 Mayeaux, E.J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57673295
T1 Chapter 53. Pneumonia
T2 The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176964-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57673295
RD 2024/04/19
AB Max  is  a  65-year-old  man  who  presents  with  a  “terrible  cough”  and  fever  of  several  days'  duration.  He  has  just  returned  from  a  business  trip  and  is  feeling  quite  run  down.  His  cough  is  productive  with  rusty  colored  sputum.  He  is  otherwise  healthy  and  is  a  nonsmoker.  His  chest  x-ray  is  similar  to  the  one  shown  in  Figure  53-1.  He  is  diagnosed  with  probable  bacterial  pneumonia  and  is  placed  on  antibiotics.  You  note  that  he  has  never  had  vaccinations  against  influenza  or  pneumococcus  and  you  offer  these  to  him  at  a  follow-up  visit  when  he  is  well.