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A 58-Year-Old Woman Develops a Fever and Dyspnea Approximately 24

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A 58-year-old woman develops a fever and dyspnea approximately 24 h after undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Physical examination shows decreased percussion, increased tactile fremitus, and decreased breath sounds in the right lower lobe. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?


A) Atelectasis
B) Lobar pneumonia
C) Lung abscess
D) Pulmonary infarction
E) Spontaneous pneumothorax

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