Pneumonia Diagnosis

Pneumonia diagnostic and treatment
JT is a fifty-five-year-old man with a three-day history of worsening shortness of breath, fever,
chills, right-sided chest pain, and productive cough. He states that the initial symptoms started
approximately one week ago. He has been taking over-the-counter (OTC) medications to control
the fever and the cough. He comes in today because he feels that he is getting worse. He is
coughing up rust-colored mucus, and the chest pain has started to make breathing even more
difficult. His physical exam is normal, with the exception of tachypnea, labored breathing, coarse
rhonchi through the right lung field, and decreased breath sounds on the right. Answer the
following questions:
 What additional laboratory or radiological tests would be indicated and why? What
would you expect to find?
 What is your diagnosis?
 What medication would be given and for what period of time?
 remember your differentials diagnosis
 please use evidence-based guideline, and peer-reviews articles, NO LONGER THAN 5
YEARS. APA format

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Introduction. In the diagnosis of Pneumonia, the sputum’s culture, as well as the microscopy, is what most health practitioners commonly use. In addition to this, specimens from the lower part of the respiratory tract are also used to diagnose. As a health professional, one should carry out all the necessary test to ensure that the accurate diagnosis is made to help save the patient’s life. Body. The additional radiology test that should be taken is the Chest X-ray as well as the lateral view (Kandi, 2012). A chest x-ray is a good radiology test that will reveal the consolidation of the labor in mostly the lower lobes, which is an indicator of pneumonia. If the X-ray does not show positive results, Computed Tomography scan can be useful in showing pneumonia that might not be visible through the X-ray. From the radiology test, using either the X-ray or CT…………
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