Bronchial Breath Sounds in Pediatrics — Case | Pediatric Respiratory | SMLE Q#12386
SMLE Question #12386
Pediatrics
Pediatric Respiratory
Objective: OBJ-273
Last updated: February 2026
A previously healthy 7-year-old boy has 3 days of fever, productive cough, and worsening shortness of breath. He has mild respiratory distress. Chest examination shows decreased air entry and dullness to percussion over the left lower posterior chest, with bronchial breath sounds and crackles. Chest radiograph shows unilateral left lower lobe consolidation without cavitation or pleural effusion. What is the most likely causative organism for this community-acquired pneumonia?
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