All of the following physical and laboratory findings are indicative of a bacterial pneumonia except:?

A. Fever
n increased white blood cells
D. a dry cough
Answers:    D. Most people who develop pneumonia initially have symptoms of a cold which are later followed by a high fever (sometimes as high as 104 degree Fahrenheit), shaking chills, and a cough with sputum production. The sputum is usually discolored and sometimes bloody.
d. Cough should be productive.


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