A 33-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department Due to Fever

question 274

Multiple Choice

A 33-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to fever, chills, cough, and shortness of breath over the last week.  He smokes a pack of cigarettes a day, consumes 2 or 3 alcoholic beverages daily, and uses intravenous heroin 2 or 3 times per week.  He is febrile and tachycardic.  Blood cultures grow Staphylococcus aureus.  Chest x-ray shows bilateral nodular lesions with areas of cavitation.  The valve most likely affected in this patient can be best evaluated by auscultation at which of the following sites?

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C

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Activity-Based Management

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Employee Resistance

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Resources Required

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