5 Days Of Fever in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 38yo Man | Infectious Diseases | SMLE Q#16795
SMLE Question #16795
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Objective: OBJ-349
Last updated: February 2026
A 38-year-old man with no comorbidities presents with 5 days of fever, productive cough, pleuritic right-sided chest pain, and mild dyspnea. He has not been hospitalized and has not used antibiotics in the past 3 months. Exam shows bronchial breath sounds and crackles over the right mid-lung. Chest X-ray shows a right middle lobe infiltrate; sputum culture is sent. What is the most appropriate immediate empiric IV antibiotic therapy?
Continue in practice mode
Sign in and start a focused practice session to view options, submit your answer, and read the full explanation.