In the early stages of a lung abscess, a patient would most likely have a:
a. nonproductive, hacking cough.
b. productive cough with foul-smelling, grey sputum.
c. productive cough with hemoptysis.
d. productive cough with copious white sputum.
A
In the early stages of the development of a lung abscess, a nonproductive barking or hacking cough would be present.
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