The Differential Diagnosis for a Patient Presenting with a Fever

question 46

Multiple Choice

The differential diagnosis for a patient presenting with a fever and productive cough with bloody sputum would likely include

• A) tuberculosis and legionellosis.
• B) walking pneumonia and Pseudomonas pneumonia.
• C) inhalation anthrax and diphtheria.
• D) whooping cough and tuberculosis.

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