Your Patient Has Recurrent Bouts of an Uncommon Type of Pneumonia

question 8

Multiple Choice

Your patient has recurrent bouts of an uncommon type of pneumonia refractory to treatment.This should lead you to suspect

• A)Pneumococcal pneumonia
• B)Staphyloccal pneumonia
• C)Opportunistic pneumonia
• D)None of the above

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Definitions:

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Payoff Matrix

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