Nurse Moose
    NU 570 Pathophysiology of human disease proctored exam

    A 50-year-old alcoholic man was brought to the Emergency Department in respiratory distress, complaining of stabbing chest pain on inspiration and sudden onset chills. He was running a high fever (104°F), coughing, and expectorating a thick yellow- green sputum. Which of the following is the most likely cause of his respiratory distress?