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#2761 Infection

A 21-year-old man presents with symptoms of headache, fever, chills, and discomfort in both sides of his jaw. He has also noticed discomfort in his testes, but no dysuria or urethral discharge. Physical examination reveals bilateral enlargement of the parotid glands, as well as bilateral testicular enlargement and tenderness on palpation. His temperature is 38.5degC pulse rate of 92/min, and the remaining examination is normal. Laboratory data show hemoglobin 15 g/dL; hematocrit 40%; WBC 12000/mL, with 30% segmented neutrophils, 8% monocytes, and 62% lymphocytes. Which of the following statements concerning this disease is true?

#2767 General

A 64 year old man presents to the physician's office complaining of fevers for the past 2 days. Over the past 24 hours, he has developed a productive cough. He also repos that he has frequent chills, and has been waking for the past 2 nights with drenching sweats. His past medical history is remarkable only for mild exeional angina. On physical examination, he does not appear chronically ill but appears moderately dyspneic. His temperature is 38.6 C (101.4 F), blood pressure is 136/94 mm Hg, and respirations are 26/min. There is no jugular venous distention. The lungs have coarse rhonchi at the right lung base with increased fremitus in the same area. He has a regular hea rhythm, with a 1/6 systolic murmur at the left sternal border. The remainder of the physical examination is unremarkable. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in diagnosis?

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