Discuss male alcoholic who reports occasional blackouts


Question: The patient is a 65-year-old male alcoholic who reports occasional blackouts. He is admitted with shortness of breath. His x-ray shows a right-sided infiltrate. He has fever, chills, general malaise, and a productive cough. He is started on antibiotics. You diagnose him with pneumonia, with a high suspicion for aspiration pneumonia. Which of the following would change your diagnosis and treatment? Group of answer choices Positive sputum culture for bacteria. An elevated WBC count. A negative sputum culture. His promise to attend rehabilitation for his addiction.

 

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