The most common termination of lobar pneumonia is-: (A) Consolidation, (B) Resolution, (C) Abscess formation, (D) Empyema
Answer is B. In the usual course of pneumonia, the final stage is a resolution.
However, in some neglected cases following complications may develop -

(i) Abscess formation  
(ii) Organization
(iii) Empyema
(iv) Pleural effusion, pleuritis
(v) Bacteremic dissemination → Brain abscess, endocarditis, meningitis, suppurrative arthritis.