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83 yr old male Cap?

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 NOTE: THIS IS AN ONLINE E LOGBOOK TO DISCUSS OUR PATIENT'S DE-IDENTIFIED HEALTH DATA SHARED AFTER TAKING HIS/HER GUARDIAN'S SIGNED INFORMED CONSENT. HERE WE DISCUSS OUR INDIVIDUAL PATIENT'S PROBLEMS THROUGH A SERIES OF INPUTS FROM THE AVAILABLE GLOBAL ONLINE COMMUNITY OF EXPERTS INTENDING TO SOLVE THOSE CLINICAL PROBLEMS WITH COLLECTIVE CURRENT BEST EVIDENCE-BASED INPUT.   This is case of 83yr old male came with complaints of cough with sputum since 4 days,breathlessness since 4 days. Patient was apparently asymptomatic 4days back then he developed  cough which was insidious in onset, gradually progessive associated with sputum which was white in colour ,copious  amount. Fever since 4 days,high grade, associated with chills and rigors Breathlessness since 4 days which was insidious in onset , gradually progressive from grade 2 to grade 4 No h/o chest pain, orthopnea,pnd, palpitations,pnd PAST HISTORY: Patient is not a known case of Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, TB, Epil