Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Assessment

NP Certification Q&A

The NP is seeing a 65-year-old woman who is a former smoker, having quit at age 40, with a 20 pack-year cigarette smoking history, and has been diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Which of the following is most often noted CAP finding in an adult who is deemed to be appropriate for outpatient treatment? 

A. Pleuritic chest pain

B. Dyspnea

C. Purulent sputum production

D. Cough

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The NP is seeing a 65-year-old woman who is a former smoker, having quit at age 40, with a 20 pack-year cigarette smoking history, and has been diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Which of the following is most often noted CAP finding in an adult who is deemed to be appropriate for outpatient treatment? 

A. Pleuritic chest pain

B. Dyspnea

C. Purulent sputum production

D. Cough

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQDnrmJjOLw&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq592b5zCthlxSNIEM-H-EtD&index=17

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2023-05-08 9 min Transcript
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