A 44-year-old male staying in a homeless shelter is alert and complaining of shortness of breath. He has a two-week history of cough with hemoptysis, fever, chills, and night sweats. Physical examination reveals skin to be warm and moist and lung sounds decreased in the right upper lobe with rhonchi. HR = 100, BP = 142/100, RR = 20, SaO2 = 95%. You should assume this patient has a high likelihood

of having:

A) hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
B) tuberculosis.
C) pneumonia.
D) RSV.


B

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