A Patient Who Appears Emaciated Presents to the Emergency Department

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient who appears emaciated presents to the emergency department with a history of low-grade, intermittent, afternoon fevers; frequent, paroxysmal bouts of coughing; hemoptysis; and night sweats. The following should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis (a list of possible disease states that could account for the observed signs and symptoms) :
1) Tuberculosis.
2) Pneumonia.
3) Some types of cancers.
4) Pleuritic chest pain.

• A)1 and 2
• B)3 and 4
• C)2, 3, and 4
• D)1, 2, and 3

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