Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case Report and Current Treatment Dilemmas

Table 1

Physical examination findings in CAP [7].

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(i) Adventitious breath sounds (rales/crackles, rhonchi, wheezes)

(ii) Decreased intensity of breath sounds

(iii) Dullness to percussion

(iv) Lymphadenopathy

(v) Pleural friction rub

(vi)

(vii) Periodontal

(viii) Bullous

(ix) Cutaneous

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a may indicate Legionella etiology; b may indicate an anaerobic and/or polymicrobial infection; c may indicate a Mycoplasma pneumonia infection; d may indicate a Nocardia infection via hematogenous spread from a pulmonary focus.