EM@3AM: Crack Lung
A 45-year-old male with a history of cocaine use presents to the ED with one day of worsening shortness of breath, cough, and fever. He is coughing up sputum streaked with blood. He endorses smoking crack cocaine the night before his symptoms started but denies injecting, using other drug use, or vaping. Vital signs include blood pressure 152/86 mmHg, heart rate 110 beats per minute, temperature 38°C, respiratory rate 23, oxygen saturation 86% on room air. Exam reveals a man in moderate respiratory distress. X-ray demonstrates diffuse alveolar infiltrates bilaterally, and CT shows diffuse ground glass opacities bilaterally. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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