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NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - Airway and Respiration

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Your patient has a shortness of breath, produces yellow sputum streaked with blood, and has rales and wheezing in the lower-right lobe. What does this patient probably suffer from?
  1. Asthma
  2. ARDS
  3. Emphysema
  4. Pneumonia
Explanation
Answer - D - A patient who has shortness of breath, produces yellow sputum streaked with blood, and has rales and wheezing in the lower-right lobe is most likely suffering from pneumonia. Other clues include pleuritic chest pain, dull to percussion, and egophony. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs and is a common medical problem.
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