A 65 y. o. female arrives complaining of a productive cough, runny nose, and sore throat for five days. Answer the following questions: What position is required for the physician to examine the patient?
How would you drape the patient?
What types of equipment will be used for the exam?
What type of exam methods will be used for the exam (auscultation, palpation, etc.)

A74-year-old woman, who has been followed for the past 25 years for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease comes to the ed complaining of 48 hours of temperature to 38.6 c and worsening shortness of breath. she has a chronic productive cough, which has become more copious. on physical examination, she has rhonchi and increased fremitus in the posterior mid-lung field. a gram's stain reveals many epithelial cells and multiple gram-positive and gram-negative organisms; no neutrophils are seen. which of the following is the most likely organism causing the symptoms? - escherichia coli- haemophilus influenzae- klebsiella pneumoniae- mycobacterium tuberculosis- mycoplasma pneumoniae