Utility of a Diagnostic Time-out to Evaluate an Atypical Pneumonia

A 48-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented to the emergency department with fever, non-productive cough, and shortness of breath for four days. She reported ongoing dyspnea on exertion over one month which rapidly progressed in the days leading up to her presentation. In the past month, she reported experiencing watery, non-bloody diarrhea, night sweats, and ageusia. Review of system was negative for weight loss, headache/neck pain, chest pain, rash, lymphadenopathy, arthralgia, dysuria and change in urinary frequency.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - November 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zaw Hlyan Phyo, Che Matthew Harris, Amteshwar Singh, Susrutha Kotwal Source Type: research