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27.A healthy 27-year-old man has a cough with sputum production for 2 days. The cough has been keeping him up at night and it is affecting his job performance. He has no history of respiratory disease. His temperature is 37 C (98.6 F), blood pressure is 130/80, pulse is 70/min, and respirations are 18/min. Physical examination is normal. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?
A. Admit to the hospital for medical management
B. Perform a chest x-ray film
C. Perform a sputum culture
D. Send home with antibiotic therapy
E. Send home with no therapy
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| fox
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E. but you would probably wanna give some expectorants or mucolytics?
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| sarika
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Perform a chest x-ray film
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| MDcooper
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is it pneumonia?
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| chemamr
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b?
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| webjeee
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b. at least
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| MDcooper
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it is bronchitis.normal everything but just sputum and cough.send him home with nothing.
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