Introduction

It’s a Monday morning; the week-end has seen the re-admission of a retired teacher with a dry cough, increasing dyspnoea and no physical signs. His chest X-ray ten days previously didn’t show any abnormalities. The course of amoxicillin given by his GP has not helped. He has an oxygen saturation of 89% at rest. Something doesn’t add up?

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