A patient has a chronic cough, fever, and purulent sputum, and a lung infection (pneumonia) is suspected. Which of the following diagnostic procedures is least likely to provide useful information?

A. White blood cell count and differential count
B. Chest X-ray
C. Culture of sputum for disease-producing organisms
D. Urinalysis


Answer: D. Urinalysis

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a. plumbers and electricians b. baseball players and their coaches c. ballerinas and their audience members d. dentists and their patients’ teeth

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a. corpus callosum. b. cerebellum and basal ganglia. c. hippocampus and amygdala. d. limbic system.

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