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A 30-year-old woman with no past medical history presents with a productive cough of 2 weeks’ duration. She states she also has had a runny nose, body aches, congestion, and fevers for the past week. In the office, she is normotensive, with a normal pulse and a temperature of 101.2 °F. Her physical examination is significant for sinus tenderness, boggy nasal turbinates, and crackles in the left lower lobe lung fields. Which of the following is the best initial step in management? • A • Reassure the patient that she likely has a viral infection, and it will resolve on its own • B • Order a rapid strep test and treat if positive • C • Prescribe amoxicillin for a likely bacterial infection • D • Order chest x-ray to rule out possible pneumonia
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