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A 54-year-old smoker with multiple comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease) presents with a 2-day history of a productive cough with yellow sputum, chest tightness, and fever. Physical exam reveals a temperature of 101°F (38.3°C), BP of 150/95 mmHg. What diagnosis do you suggest?

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Bronchitis

the symptoms of it are

Chest congestion, where your chest feels full or clogged (one of the symptoms that is in the question)

A cough that may bring up a lot of mucus that’s clear, white, yellow, or green (another symptom )

Shortness of breath


A wheezing or a whistling sound when you breathe

Have body aches and chills


Feel “wiped out”


Run a low fever (last shown symptom)

Have a runny, stuffy nose


Have a sore throat

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