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Here are well-crafted questions for this Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) clinical case presentation, organized by category:

Clinical Reasoning Questions

  1. Why did you classify this patient's chest pain as pleuritic rather than cardiac or musculoskeletal? What specific features in the history support this?
  2. The patient has a 20 pack-year smoking history. How does smoking impair pulmonary defense mechanisms and increase susceptibility to CAP?
  3. What is the significance of "left shift" in the neutrophil count, and what does it tell you about the disease process?
  4. The SpO2 is 91% on room air. At what SpO2 level would you escalate oxygen therapy, and what delivery device would you use first?

Diagnosis & Differential Questions

  1. You ruled out pulmonary tuberculosis. But if the sputum gram stain came back negative and symptoms persisted beyond 2 weeks, how would your approach change?
  2. Both CAP and lung abscess present with fever and productive cough. What is the single most discriminating finding on this patient's chest X-ray that rules out lung abscess?
  3. The CURB-65 score is 1, suggesting low risk, yet you admitted the patient. What additional factors justified inpatient management?
  4. Why is increased vocal fremitus (vocal resonance) seen in consolidation, but decreased in pleural effusion? Explain the underlying physics.

Pathophysiology Questions

  1. Walk us through the four stages of lobar pneumonia pathology - congestion, red hepatization, grey hepatization, and resolution. Which stage is this patient likely in?
  2. What is an air bronchogram on chest X-ray, and why does its presence help distinguish consolidation from a pleural effusion or mass?

Treatment Questions

  1. You chose Amoxicillin + Azithromycin as empirical therapy. What organisms does each drug cover, and why is combination therapy preferred over monotherapy?
  2. When would you switch from IV to oral antibiotics, and what criteria guide that decision (step-down therapy)?
  3. The patient was advised pneumococcal vaccination at discharge. Which vaccine would you prescribe - PCV13/PCV15/PCV20 or PPSV23 - and why?

Follow-Up & Complications Questions

  1. What complications can arise if this CAP is inadequately treated? Name at least three, in order of severity.
  2. You plan a follow-up chest X-ray at 6 weeks. If the CXR still shows opacity at 6 weeks post-treatment, what diagnoses would you consider and what is your next step?
  3. This patient is a construction worker exposed to dust. What occupational lung diseases could mimic or complicate CAP in the long term?
These questions range from basic science to clinical decision-making, ensuring a thorough viva or Q&A session. Let me know if you'd like MCQs, scenario-based questions, or examiner-style short-answer questions instead.
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