11. A 75-year-old patient with community-acquired pneumonia presents with chills, productive cough, temperature of 102.1, pulse 100, respiration 18, BP 90/52, WBC 12,000, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 22 mg/dl. He has a history of mild dementia and his mental status is unchanged from his last visit. These findings indicate that the patient:Can be treated as an outpatientRequires hospitalization for treatmentRequires a high dose of parenteral antibioticCan be treated with oral antibiotics

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