One day, Caleb comes to PR complaining of a worsening produc…
One day, Caleb comes to PR complaining of a worsening productive cough (thick dark green sputum), dyspnea, occasional hemoptysis, fatigue, and weight loss. You encourage Caleb to see his physician or go to urgent care. He follows your instructions and is ultimately admitted to the hospital due to respiratory compromise and an antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus inflection. Additional information from his hospitalization is found below. Arterial Blood Gases: · pH: 7.3 · PaCO2: 110 · HCO3-: 52 · PaO2: 45 1. What lung sounds would you expect to hear upon auscultation during an acute pulmonary infection?