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Cases | Patient with Fever and Cough

Test Results

Blood

Na; 143
Cl: 100
K: 4.2
Alk Phos: 29
Glucose 220
BUN 21

Hgb 13.8; HCT 39.6, plts 255 K
WBCs: 18.0

Sputum gram stain

Many PMNs/few epithelial cells per high power field with innumerable gm positive diplococci in occasional chains but no clusters.

Urine Analysis

Clear/1.020/1+ protein/no cells or casts.

EKG

NSR/normal rate, intervals and no ischemic changes:

Chest x-ray

Normal heart size/bilateral parenchymal infiltrates are present:

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