NCLEX : Symptoms and Tests for Respiratory Conditions
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Example Question #71 : Conditions And Treatments
Example Question #21 : Respiratory Conditions
A 63 year old female client is newly admitted to the hospital for pneumococcal pneumonia. The nurse recognizes that this patient will most likely exhibit certain symptoms associated with this condition.
Which clinical findings are most commonly consistent with pneumococcal pneumonia?
Sudden onset of fever, chills, with a productive cough with rust colored sputum.
Slow onset of cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, and fever.
Fever, chills, and a non-productive cough.
Headache, muscle aches, and a cough with frothy pink sputum.
Dry cough with fatigue, nausea and vomiting.
Sudden onset of fever, chills, with a productive cough with rust colored sputum.
Pneumococcal (bacterial) pneumonia typically presents with an abrupt onset of fever, shaking chills, and a productive cough (usually rust in color). Usually viral pneumonias will present with a dry non productive cough and associated with other viral infections.
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