A patient comes into the emergency department presenting with signs and symptoms of pneumonia. While taking the patient's history, it is determined that 2 months ago the patient spent 3 days in the hospital for acute angina. Since then the patient has been stable on medication. What type of pneumonia is this patient most likely to have?

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HCAP is defined as pneumonia occurring in any patient hospitalized for 2 or more days in the past 90 days in an acute care setting or who, in the past 30 days, has resided in a long-term care or nursing facility, attended a hospital or hemodialysis clinic, or who has received intravenous antibiotics, chemotherapy, or wound care.

A Patient Comes into the Emergency Department Presenting with Signs