A family brings their elderly father to emergency department. He has been exposed to pneumococcal pneumonia at his retirement home. Today, they noted a change in his mental status. They thought he might need some oxygen. Which of the other assessment findings would correlate with this diagnosis?

A)Expiratory wheezes throughout all lung fields
B)Increase in chest pain with deep inspiration
C)Absent breathe sounds on the entire right side of the lung
D)Loss of appetite for past few days
E)Purulent sputum with bloody patche

The correct answer is: B) Increase in chest pain with deep inspiration , D) Loss of appetite for past few days , E) Purulent sputum with bloody patches.

Explanation:

Pneumococcal pneumonia is a type of pneumonia that is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. It's a very common infection and can be fatal if left untreated.

The symptoms of this pneumonia include chills, fever, coughing (that may include rusty or blood-streaked sputum), shortness of breath, chest pain, rapid breathing, vomiting, nausea, loss of appetite and headaches.

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