Question

Select eight (8) features that are associated with lobar pneumonia. Answers A-Q A Hyperresonant percussion note over affected region B Purulent effusion confined inside the airways C Synonym is "walking pneumonia" D Common etiology is Mycoplasma pneumoniae E Synonym is atypical pneumonia F Decreased chest expansion at the side of the affected lung G Sudden onset of fever, malaise, cough, chills, and high fever

Answer 1

#. Lobar Pneumonia clinical features include :-

Fever with shaking chills

Malaise

Chest pain

Dyspnea

Cough with expectoration- mucoid, purulent, greenish - yellow ,even bloody

Key features on physical examination are dullness to percussion in a lobar pattern, bronchial breathing, and adventitious breath sounds. A pleural rub and reduced expansion on the affected side may be present

So, the correct options are :-

- B

- F

- G

- O

- P

- N

- K

- I