04-03-2010, 05:47 AM
A 75 year old heavy smoker presents to the hospital with breathlessness, wheezing and a cough with yellow sputum. He has the following investigations : Hb 18 g/dl, WCC 12 x 10^9/l, ABGs show a pH of 7.38, pO2 of 8.5 kPa, pCO2 of 7 kPa.
What is the diagnosis?
A. Bronchiectasis
B. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C. Mesothelioma
D. Tuberculosis
E. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
What is the diagnosis?
A. Bronchiectasis
B. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C. Mesothelioma
D. Tuberculosis
E. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis