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A Patient Is Diagnosed with Pneumonia After an Abrupt Onset

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A patient is diagnosed with pneumonia after an abrupt onset of fever, cough, and malaise. The patient is started on antibiotic therapy and is expected to improve in 2 to 3 weeks. The nurse correctly identifies this illness as:


Definitions:

Apothecary System

An older system of measurement that includes units such as fluid ounces, fluid drams, pints, and quarts.

Metric System

A decimal system of measurement based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass, respectively.

Fluid Dram

A unit of volume in the apothecaries' system, equivalent to 1/8 of a fluid ounce.

Metric Equivalent

Metric equivalent is the corresponding value of a measurement expressed within the metric system, used for converting units like inches to centimeters.

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