Question

A 76 year old female presents as a new patient to the ER with fever. During the interview and physical exam the resident elicits a history of cough with rusty sputum production and finds egophony in the right lower lobe. The most appropriate radiologic study to order and clinical information to provide is:

1. CT of the chest; "Rule out pneumonia."
2. CT of the chest; "76 y/o female with fever, cough with sputum and right lower lobe egophony".
3. Chest x-ray; "Rule out pneumonia"
4. Chest x-ray; "76 y/o female with fever, cough with sputum and right lower lobe egophony".







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