Audio Qbank – Q72 – A 47M with an air-fluid level

 

A 47-year-old man with chronic alcoholism presents to the GP because of discomfort in his chest and a sense of urgency. His vitals are: temperature 102.5F, HR 85, RR 18, BP 126/84. An ECG shows sinus rhythm with no abnormalities. CXR shows an air-fluid level in the right upper lobe. Which of the following medications is indicated for this patient?

  Chloramphenicol
  Clindamycin

  Daptomycin
  Dicloxacillin
  Vancomycin

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