A 69-year-old man with nonsevere CAP asks if he needs routine follow-up chest CT after treatment. He is improving clinically. Never smoker. What is re...

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A 69-year-old man with nonsevere CAP asks if he needs routine follow-up chest CT after treatment. He is improving clinically. Never smoker. What is recommended?

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No routine imaging if clinical improvement

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Routine chest CT to confirm resolution

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Routine follow-up chest radiograph for all

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Bronchoscopy to exclude malignancy

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PET-CT scan to exclude malignancy

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): CAP Follow-up Imaging

A 69-year-old man with nonsevere CAP asks if he needs routine follow-up chest CT after treatment. He is improving clinically. Never smoker. What is recommended?