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What was the primary cause of the patient's hospitalization?
What was the primary cause of the patient's hospitalization?
- Critical illness myopathy
- Pneumonia caused by Group B strep (correct)
- Cirrhosis
- Acute hepatic failure
What treatment did the patient receive for the next four weeks after discharge?
What treatment did the patient receive for the next four weeks after discharge?
- IV antibiotics, skilled nursing care, and physical therapy, as well as respiratory assessment and laboratory monitoring (correct)
- IV antibiotics, skilled nursing care, and physical therapy only
- IV antibiotics and skilled nursing care only
- IV antibiotics only
What led to the diagnosis of critical illness myopathy in the patient?
What led to the diagnosis of critical illness myopathy in the patient?
- Severe sepsis (correct)
- Acute hepatic failure
- Cirrhosis
- Respiratory assessment
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