Productive cough-fever and shortness of breath

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A 69-year-old patient presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with a productive cough, fever, and shortness of breath. In the ED, diagnostic tests were obtained, including the chest x-ray below. All diagnostic tests are awaiting final reports. [The patient is new to the hospital system, and no previous chest x-ray is present in the electronic medical record (EMR) for comparison.]

Reference no: EM133704837

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